Tom comes after Mary in the line.
2. Fig. in pursuit of someone or something. (*Typically: be \after someone or something; chase \after someone or something; run \after someone or something.) •The dog is after a rabbit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) … New idioms dictionary
hurt for someone or something — in. to ong after someone or something; to need someone or something. □ Sam really hurts for Mary. □ I sure am hurting for a nice big steak … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
go after someone — go after (someone/something) 1. to attack or try to hurt someone or something. The candidate went after his opponent in a very personal way. 2. to try to get or obtain someone or something. There are a lot of people going after a piece of the… … New idioms dictionary
look after someone — look after (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something … New idioms 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
send someone or something packing — send (someone or something) packing see ↑send • • • Main Entry: ↑pack send (someone or something) packing informal : to force (someone or something) to leave a place or situation We were sent packing after the first day of tryouts. A loss in… … Useful english dictionary
with that, someone does something — phrase used in a story for saying that someone leaves immediately after saying or doing something ‘Good luck!’ he shouted, and with that he walked off into the darkness. Thesaurus: expressions used when telling storiessynonym types of story or… … Useful english dictionary
be out after someone's scalp — be out for/after (someone s) scalp mainly American to want to punish someone because you blame them for something bad that has happened. The mayor has made one mistake too many and the voters are out for his scalp … New idioms dictionary
fink out (on someone or something) — in. o decide not to cooperate with someone or something (after all). □ Come on, don’t fink out on us now. □ Bob finked out on the plan … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
after - afterwards — ◊ after used as a preposition If something happens after a particular time or event, it happens during the period that follows that time or event. Dan came in just after midnight. We ll hear about everything after dinner. You can say that someone … Useful english dictionary
after — prep, adj, adv After, behind are synonymous adverbs, prepositions, and adjectives when they mean following upon, especially in place or in time. They are rarely interchangeable, however, without a loss of precision. With reference to place after… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
