follow-through

[ fol-oh-throo, -throo ]
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noun
  1. the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.

  2. the portion of such a motion after the ball has been hit.

  1. the act of continuing a plan, project, scheme, or the like to its completion.

Origin of follow-through

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; noun use of verb phrase follow through

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British Dictionary definitions for follow through

follow through

verb(adverb)
  1. sport to complete (a stroke or shot) by continuing the movement to the end of its arc

  2. (tr) to pursue (an aim) to a conclusion

nounfollow-through
  1. sport

    • the act of following through

    • the part of the stroke after the ball has been hit

  2. the completion of a procedure, esp after a first action

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Other Idioms and Phrases with follow-through

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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