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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.

Example Sentences

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“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

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

Jagger and Richards were ready to ditch the song, but Oldham urged them to keep after it.

From Slate • May 10, 2016

"These people! You have to keep after them all the time."

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023