follow through on/with
idiom
1
: 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.
2
sports
: to complete a stroke or swing
You should follow through on your backhand.
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Yes, but: Dontaye Carter, chair of the North Fulton Democrats, told Axios that the party needs to follow through on promises made in 2020, such as passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to keep Black voters engaged.
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Such additional staffing would help the U.S. government follow through on key strategic initiatives, such as the U.S.-Pacific Transportation Partnership, launched in September 2022 with the aim of enhancing connectivity between Pacific islands and the rest of the world.
—Charles Edel, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
In a survey of 50 members of the D.C. legal establishment, many warn that Trump could follow through on his threats to prosecute his political adversaries.
—Mattathias Schwartz Emma Goldberg Ava Kofman Lulu Garcia-Navarro Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah Ligaya Mishan Nick Pachelli Erin Somers John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2024
However, Magalhaes did not want to continue with at several points, prosecutors said, and allegedly did not believe Banfield would follow through with it, according to the plea agreement.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
Such additional staffing would help the U.S. government follow through on key strategic initiatives, such as the U.S.-Pacific Transportation Partnership, launched in September 2022 with the aim of enhancing connectivity between Pacific islands and the rest of the world.
—Charles Edel, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
In a survey of 50 members of the D.C. legal establishment, many warn that Trump could follow through on his threats to prosecute his political adversaries.
—Mattathias Schwartz Emma Goldberg Ava Kofman Lulu Garcia-Navarro Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah Ligaya Mishan Nick Pachelli Erin Somers John Hodgman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2024
However, Magalhaes did not want to continue with at several points, prosecutors said, and allegedly did not believe Banfield would follow through with it, according to the plea agreement.
—Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Follow through on/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20through%20on%2Fwith. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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