follow up on (something)

idiom

chiefly US

: to try to get more information about (something)

The police followed up on the leads.

: 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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The discussion, and the follow up on X, pretty much went viral over Thanksgiving weekend. —

Norbert Michel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 Grealy struggled to follow up on the promise of her first book. —

Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024 The Moroccan international scored five goals in two games for his country during the international break to follow up on his first assist since August against Osasuna before the international break. —

Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 The researchers attached electrodes for brain stem monitoring, took blood samples and attached satellite tracking tags to follow up on the animals’ behavior and welfare. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for follow up on (something)

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