follow up on (something)
idiom
chiefly US
1
: to try to get more information about (something)
The police followed up on the leads.
2
: to do something in response to (something) : to take appropriate action about (something)
He says that the police failed to follow up on his complaints.
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Before the case detectives could follow up on that lead, Mr. Mangione was arrested, Mr. Kenny said.
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Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
There has been no indication the president-elect intends to follow up on any of these territorial propositions, or what would be the mechanism for doing so.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
After blasting through the first stop of the 2024 World Cup with a new world record of 21.67, Ponti continued to follow up on the record, lowering the time to 21.50 at the last stop of the 2024 World Cup.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Former Boulder district attorney, Alex Hunter, says police tried to follow up on pedophiles, but admits that early on the force was clearly overwhelmed.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jake Offenhartz and Jennifer Peltz, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
There has been no indication the president-elect intends to follow up on any of these territorial propositions, or what would be the mechanism for doing so.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
After blasting through the first stop of the 2024 World Cup with a new world record of 21.67, Ponti continued to follow up on the record, lowering the time to 21.50 at the last stop of the 2024 World Cup.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Former Boulder district attorney, Alex Hunter, says police tried to follow up on pedophiles, but admits that early on the force was clearly overwhelmed.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Follow up on (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20up%20on%20%28something%29. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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