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get after
Idioms and Phrases
Urge or scold someone about doing something. For example, Dad should get after Billy to mow the lawn , or Mary got after Jane for forgetting her house key . Also see keep after .Example Sentences
“It’s been fun … it feels like this clubhouse is carrying a little bit of the attitude we had last year that we’re never out of a game and we’re resilient, and we’ve been carrying it into this season,†Muncy said, later adding, “The guys don’t give up. Bad things have happened, and no one’s really been down or out on themselves. Everyone’s just all right, here we go, next inning, let’s get after it.â€
"Get after them, be aggressive, maybe forget the ball for the first half an hour. It was just so easy for Liverpool."
As well as the midfield, their two centre-halves are athletic and strong, and their full-backs are quick and willing to get after opponents and put their foot in.
The Chiefs were being awarded the Super Bowl trophy and, as a sports photographer, that is one of the most important pictures to get after the game.
“That winning mentality is here. ... Baltimore is gritty — they get after it. That’s what they’re built on, those principles, and I feel like that’s the same foundation we’re building on now.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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