keep after

Idioms  

1. Make a persistent effort regarding; also, persistently urge someone to do something. For example, We'll have to keep after the cobwebs, or He won't get anything done unless you keep after him. Also see keep at, def. 2.

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keep after

“I don’t know why it hasn’t happened, but I’m not going to quit. I’m going to stick with it and just keep after it. And hopefully, it’ll pop one day.”

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

“This is something that we’re going to keep after both in the near term and the long term.”

From New York Times ● May 9, 2023

He added, "These men are standing with dignity and honor, and continuing to keep after it."

From Fox News ● Mar. 1, 2022

The No. 1 thing readers said we should keep after the pandemic was everything virtual.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2021

You could practically measure the growing, especially—as Joe complained—when you had to mow the grass, and especially—as Daddy said—when you had to keep after the weeds in a garden.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen