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Synonyms

get after

Idioms  

  1. 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

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Was it better than the reset I get after a massage in the San Gabriel Valley or a hike in the Angeles National Forest?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Moderna needs all the help it can get after a brutal few years.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Their attacking style helps them get after targets, like in their pursuits of 378 and 371 against India in 2022 and 2025 respectively.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

"To continue to keep CNN strong in the future," the executive argued, "we better get after our audiences where they currently are."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

I couldn’t exactly relax, because I had to hold on for dear life, but it was all the rest I could get after my frantic getaway.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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