keep after

Idioms

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

“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

What she’s up to: In December, Trump appointed her to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a position she’ll keep after the administration.

From Slate ● May 12, 2021

Most times she’d just get mad and keep after me nonstop and complain about everything I did.

From "Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key" by Jack Gantos

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