The other boys got after him and almost caught him.
•Henry got after Bill and almost caught up with him.
2. Fig. to bother someone about doing something; to scold someone about something. •I will get after Fred about his behavior.
•Please don't get after me all the time.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get after someone — get after (someone) to criticize what someone does. I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her. Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone s case … New idioms dictionary
get after — (someone) to criticize what someone does. I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her. Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone s case … New idioms dictionary
get after — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms get after : present tense I/you/we/they get after he/she/it gets after present participle getting after past tense got after past participle got after 1) get after someone/something to chase someone or… … English dictionary
get after — phrasal : to subject to exhortation, reprimand, or attack lax in getting after home repair racketeers Wall Street Journal * * * get after [phrasal verb] get after (someone) US, informal : to tell (someone) repeatedly to do something … Useful english dictionary
get on someone's tits — get on (someone s) tits British, very informal to annoy someone. You just expect me to clean up after you the whole time and I tell you it s really getting on my tits. This woman I work with has been getting on my tits recently … New idioms dictionary
get after — (smb) urge or make someone do something he should do but has neglected I ll get after him to fix the computer as soon as he returns. (smb) ругать, критиковать; добраться до кого л. (pазг.) When Jill failed in three courses, her father got after… … Idioms and examples
get to someone — 1. in. [for someone or something] to annoy someone after a period of exposure to the annoyance. □ The whole business began to get to me after a while. □ Her remark got to me after I thought about it. 2. in. [for someone or something] to please or … 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
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
get after — {v.}, {informal} 1. To try or try again to make someone do what he is supposed to do. * /Ann s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes./ 2. To scold or make an attack on. * /Bob s mother got after him for tracking mud into the house./ * /The … Dictionary of American idioms
get after — {v.}, {informal} 1. To try or try again to make someone do what he is supposed to do. * /Ann s mother gets after her to hang up her clothes./ 2. To scold or make an attack on. * /Bob s mother got after him for tracking mud into the house./ * /The … Dictionary of American idioms
