go after

Idioms and Phrases

Pursue, try to get, as in The officer went after the burglar ; or Ed was going after a new job with a vengeance . [Mid-1400s]

Example Sentences

It was very nerve-racking for me to go after spending so many years hating the addiction so much.

From Los Angeles Times

It is much easier to terrorize one person, especially with harassment tactics, than it is to go after a collective.

From Salon

Gaetz is not going to spend a lot of time in office going after men for committing the same kinds of crimes he or Trump has been accused of.

From Salon

Still, Trump can do real damage by going after the states trying to deal with climate change.

From Los Angeles Times

In a recent interview with CBS, the BBC's US partner, Homan was asked about a hypothetical situation in which a grandmother was caught up in a "targeted" enforcement operation going after criminals.

From BBC

Related Words

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• challenge
• clash
• contend
• contest
• face
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• spar
• try
• vie
• wrestle