- keep after
- keep after [phrasal verb]
My kids kept after me to quit smoking, so I finally did.
I wasn't going to audition, but my friends kept after me.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
keep after
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keep after — (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response … New idioms dictionary
keep after — {v.}, {informal} To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. * /Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly./ * /Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep after — {v.}, {informal} To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. * /Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly./ * /Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ after — v informal To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again. Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly. Sue s mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom … Словарь американских идиом
keep after — remind someone over and over I always have to keep after her to do her job properly … Idioms and examples
keep after someone — keep after (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response … New idioms dictionary
keep after something — keep after (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response … New idioms dictionary
keep after — v. (H) ( to keep urging ) they kept after me to buy a new car * * * (H) ( to keep urging ) they kept after me to buy a new car … Combinatory dictionary
keep after — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pursue] Syn. track, trail, follow; see pursue 1 . 2. [To nag] Syn. push, remind, pester; see bother 2 , remind 2 … English dictionary for students
keep — I n. maintenance to earn one s keep II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to have ) to keep about (esp. BE), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?) 2) (d; intr.) to keep after ( to keep persuading ) (keep after the children; they are still too… … Combinatory dictionary
