follow through on/with

idiom

: to complete (an activity or process that has been started)

He doesn't follow through on his good intentions.

We feared they would follow through on/with their threat.

sports : to complete a stroke or swing

You should follow through on your backhand.

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Some market experts aren’t convinced Trump means to follow through on his pledges. —

Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024 The West is hopeful that HTS will follow through on its promises. —

Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024 Should Ukraine follow through on its threat to cease allowing transshipments of Russian gas and oil through its territory, those countries will find their economic situation precarious, to say nothing of their need to supply heat to their people during the winter. —

Daniel Markind, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 Should his administration follow through on those pledges, the outcome will have sweeping ramifications, not just for Ukraine but for European security more broadly. —

Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for follow through on/with

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