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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At another point, Mr. Vance seemed to ask Americans to be patient as Mr. Trump tried to follow through on campaign promises to reduce the prices of groceries and energy.
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Michael Gold, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The complaint alleges that Mr. Baldoni didn’t follow through on that promise, but did make the adjustment to hire a crisis management team, digital manipulation experts, litigators, and used those helpers to plan and execute the smear campaign described in her original lawsuit.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Whether Trump will follow through on these tariffs, on which countries and in which product categories, remains uncertain.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Due to the issues of the arrest and dealing with both departments ignoring him, Sapp is set to follow through on his lawsuit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Michael Gold, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
The complaint alleges that Mr. Baldoni didn’t follow through on that promise, but did make the adjustment to hire a crisis management team, digital manipulation experts, litigators, and used those helpers to plan and execute the smear campaign described in her original lawsuit.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Whether Trump will follow through on these tariffs, on which countries and in which product categories, remains uncertain.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
Due to the issues of the arrest and dealing with both departments ignoring him, Sapp is set to follow through on his lawsuit.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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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 4 Mar. 2025.
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