- chase someone or something down
- chase someone or something down†to track down and seize someone or something. •
Larry set out to chase the pickpocket down.
•The police chased down the suspect.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
chase someone or something down
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chase down — ˌchase ˈdown [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they chase down he/she/it chases down present participle chasing down past tense … Useful english dictionary
chase down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you chase someone down, you run after them or follow them quickly and catch them. [mainly AM] [V n P] Ness chased the thief down and held him until police arrived... [V P n (not pron)] For thousands of years chasing down game… … English dictionary
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
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 — I UK [tʃeɪs] / US verb Word forms chase : present tense I/you/we/they chase he/she/it chases present participle chasing past tense chased past participle chased ** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to follow someone or something quickly in order to … English dictionary
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 — [[t]tʃe͟ɪs[/t]] ♦♦♦ chases, chasing, chased 1) VERB If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them. [V n] She chased the thief for 100 yards... [V after n] He said nothing to… … English dictionary
chase*/ — [tʃeɪs] verb I 1) [I/T] to follow someone or something quickly in order to catch them Syn: pursue The band have often been chased down the street by enthusiastic fans.[/ex] I chased after the robbers for more than a mile.[/ex] 2) [T] to follow… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
chase after — verb 1. go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit • Syn: ↑chase, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑give chase, ↑dog, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chase down — verb a) to pursue and apprehend someone or something. b) to investigate the cause of something … Wiktionary
give chase — verb go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit • Syn: ↑chase, ↑chase after, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑dog, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
