I don't want to have to spend a whole day chasing around after exotic ingredients for this recipe of yours.
•I chased around after Roger and never found him.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chase — chase1 S3 [tʃeıs] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(follow)¦ 2¦(make somebody/something leave)¦ 3¦(try to get something)¦ 4¦(hurry)¦ 5¦(romance)¦ 6¦(metal)¦ 7 chase the dragon Phrasal verbs chase somebody/something<=>down chase … Dictionary of contemporary English
chase — chase1 [ tʃeıs ] verb ** ▸ 1 follow someone/something quickly ▸ 2 force someone from power ▸ 3 hurry ▸ 4 try hard to get something ▸ 5 decorate metal ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to follow someone or something quickly in order to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chase — 1 verb 1 FOLLOW (I, T) to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them: Outside in the yard, kids were yelling and chasing each other. | chase sb along/down/up etc: The dog spotted a cat and chased it up a nearby tree. | chase sb… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
after — [[t]ɑ͟ːftə(r), æ̱ftə(r)[/t]] ♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, after is used in phrasal verbs such as ask after , look after , and take after .) 1) PREP If something happens after a particular date or event, it happens during the period of… … English dictionary
chase — chase1 chaseable, adj. /chays/, v., chased, chasing, n. v.t. 1. to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief. 2. to pursue with intent to capture or kill, as game; hunt: to chase deer. 3. to follow or devote… … Universalium
run — run1 [ rʌn ] (past tense ran [ ræn ] ; past participle run) verb *** ▸ 1 move quickly with legs ▸ 2 control/organize ▸ 3 machine: work ▸ 4 liquid: flow ▸ 5 try to be elected ▸ 6 vehicle: travel ▸ 7 be shown/performed ▸ 8 reach amount/rate ▸ 9… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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run — run1 W1S1 [rʌn] v past tense ran [ræn] past participle run present participle running ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move quickly using your legs)¦ 2¦(race)¦ 3¦(organize/be in charge of )¦ 4¦(do something/go somewhere quickly)¦ 5¦(buses/trains etc)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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