follow-through
the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
the portion of such a motion after the ball has been hit.
the act of continuing a plan, project, scheme, or the like to its completion.
Origin of follow-through
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How to use follow-through in a sentence
But it now appears that, yes, British Home Secretary Theresa May could well follow through on the ban.
We need Obama to follow through on his promise to eradicate it.
The West’s Female-Genital Mutilation Wake-Up Call | Charlotte Lytton | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis hardly seems to be an atmosphere that encourages a sexual assault victim to follow through with an allegation.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College | Michael Daly | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInvestigating magistrates can later decide to drop the case or they can choose to follow through with a formal criminal charge.
IMF Chief Lagarde Placed Under Formal Investigation in France | Tracy McNicoll | August 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe grabbed international attention, but failed to follow through.
When was a decision made, if you recall, as to the precise route that the motorcade would follow through Dallas?
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAll we had to do was to follow through the49 ridge with the water on our right, and listen for voices.
Pluck on the Long Trail | Edwin L. SabinNot a wave of her brown hair that I would not patiently follow through all its windings.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford EdwardsHe thought dizzily of the spearmen trying to follow through the dark and could almost laugh again.
The Syndic | C.M. KornbluthThen I teed up and drove with a good follow-through action that carried me round several circles before I could stop.
British Dictionary definitions for follow through
sport to complete (a stroke or shot) by continuing the movement to the end of its arc
(tr) to pursue (an aim) to a conclusion
sport
the act of following through
the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit
the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action
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Other Idioms and Phrases with follow-through
In sports such as tennis or golf, carry a stroke to completion after striking the ball. For example, You don't follow through on your backhand, so it goes into the net. [Late 1800s]
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