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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Once legislative leaders sign the bill and send it to Polis, the governor will have 30 days to decide whether to follow through on his threat.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
The ability to influence others and follow through on commitments becomes more essential in the modern world.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Being able to come out there, execute his weapons, and his mental ability to hold a game plan and follow through with that out there.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But, with a game-changing format shift, the largest crop of contestants in her-story (18 divas!), and having put Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Nicole Paige Brooks in the same room, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 is shaping up to follow through on the competitors' promise of a wild ride ahead.
—EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 6 May 2025
The ability to influence others and follow through on commitments becomes more essential in the modern world.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Being able to come out there, execute his weapons, and his mental ability to hold a game plan and follow through with that out there.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 May 2025
But, with a game-changing format shift, the largest crop of contestants in her-story (18 divas!), and having put Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Nicole Paige Brooks in the same room, RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 10 is shaping up to follow through on the competitors' promise of a wild ride ahead.
—EW.com, 30 Apr. 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 16 May. 2025.
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