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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The median respondent predicted President-elect Trump will follow through on his campaign promise of enacting 10% across-the-board tariffs. Courtenay Brown, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024 The industry also faces the possibility that Trump will follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, where all three Detroit automakers have factories in Mexico and Canada. Jamie L. Lareau, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 As the Trump administration moves to follow through on its threats, raids will challenge, and be challenged, in our courts. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 So maybe better to wait and mobilize against the threats that Trump seems specifically willing to follow through on. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for follow through on/with 

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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 30 Dec. 2024.

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