follow someone up and follow up (on someone)

follow someone up and follow up (on someone)
follow someone up† and follow up (on someone)
to check on the work that someone has done. •

I have to follow Sally up and make sure she did everything right.

I follow up Sally, checking on her work.

I'll follow up on her.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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