- keep after something
- keep after (someone/something)
to continually remind someone to do something.
She kept after her former husband's lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn't receive a response.
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keep after something
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keep after — [phrasal verb] 1 keep after (someone) informal : to tell (someone) again and again to do something My kids kept after me to quit smoking, so I finally did. I wasn t going to audition, but my friends kept after me. 2 keep (someone) after … Useful english dictionary
keep after someone — keep after (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response … New idioms dictionary
keep after — (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response … New idioms dictionary
keep after — {v.}, {informal} To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. * /Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly./ * /Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep after — {v.}, {informal} To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. * /Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly./ * /Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ after — v informal To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly. Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom … Словарь американских идиом
keep — [kiːp] verb kept PTandPP [kept] 1. [transitive] to store something that will be useful: • The Credit Reference Agency keeps files on individuals debt records. • You should keep a supply of forms. 2 … Financial and business terms
keep your eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep an eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
keep eye on something — keep (your)/an eye on (something/someone) to watch or look after something or someone. Could you keep an eye on the baby for me a while? I kept my eye on him all the time as I felt sure he was about to do something stupid … New idioms dictionary
