follow out

verb

1. tr, adverb to implement (an idea or action) to a conclusion

Idioms and Phrases

Bring to a conclusion, carry out. For example, The second volume simply followed out the theories presented in the first , or He instructed them to follow out their orders to the letter . This idiom is dying out. [Mid-1700s]

Example Sentences

He argued that woman's intuition was often better than a man's reason and that I should follow out my original plan.

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The maps are also well done, and therefore useful in enabling a reader to follow out the details of the narrative.

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But he was left to follow out his own plans, and march to the Confederate capital by any route he saw fit.

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I will get you a place on any newspaper you may select if you promise faithfully to follow out my instructions.

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"What a pleasant thing it is, Cecil, to follow out one's own life and study what we wish," said Anna.

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