follow through (with something)

follow through (with something)
follow through (with something) & follow something through
to complete an activity, doing what was promised. •

I wish you would follow through with the project we talked about.

You never follow through!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • follow through with something — ˌfollow ˈthrough (with sth) | ˌfollow sthˈthrough derived to finish sth that you have started related noun ↑follow through (2) Main entry: ↑followderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • follow through on something — follow through (on (something)) to continue something until it is completed. It was an unpopular idea, but he followed through on it anyway. I am sorry now that I didn t follow through with music lessons when I was younger. Etymology: based on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • follow through with sth — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …   Financial and business terms

  • follow through on — follow through (on (something)) to continue something until it is completed. It was an unpopular idea, but he followed through on it anyway. I am sorry now that I didn t follow through with music lessons when I was younger. Etymology: based on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • follow through — (on (something)) to continue something until it is completed. It was an unpopular idea, but he followed through on it anyway. I am sorry now that I didn t follow through with music lessons when I was younger. Etymology: based on the sports… …   New idioms dictionary

  • follow through on/with sth — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …   Financial and business terms

  • follow through — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …   Financial and business terms

  • follow through on sth — UK US follow through (on/with sth) Phrasal Verb with follow({{}}/ˈfɒləʊ/ verb (also follow sth through (with sth)) ► to do something as the next part of an activity or period of development: »Given the success of our initiative, we decided to… …   Financial and business terms

  • follow through — phrasal verb Word forms follow through : present tense I/you/we/they follow through he/she/it follows through present participle following through past tense followed through past participle followed through 1) [intransitive/transitive] to… …   English dictionary

  • follow through — verb 1. carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball • Derivationally related forms: ↑follow through • Topics: ↑sport, ↑athletics • Hypernyms: ↑hit • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • follow through — they lack the resources to follow the project through Syn: complete, bring to completion, see something through; continue with, carry on with, keep on with, keep going with, stay with; informal stick something out …   Thesaurus of popular words

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