follow up on (something)
idiom
chiefly US
1
: to try to get more information about (something)
The police followed up on the leads.
2
: 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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That parent would acknowledge that the child probably broke the toy out of frustration but wouldn’t follow up on consequences.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
During his first term in office, Trump often used Potemkin announcements to declare victory in the hopes no one would follow up on the tangibles.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 12 May 2025
Carozza said Meta has continued to send a steady stream of new cases to the Oversight Board since January, consistent with volumes over the past four years, and to follow up on its recommendations.
—Katie Paul and Echo Wang, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The revival-of-sort’s fifth episode (of Season 1’s nine) saw Matt Murdock (played by Charlie Cox) making a mild-mannered trip to New York Mutual bank, to follow up on Murdock & McDuffie’s loan application.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
During his first term in office, Trump often used Potemkin announcements to declare victory in the hopes no one would follow up on the tangibles.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 12 May 2025
Carozza said Meta has continued to send a steady stream of new cases to the Oversight Board since January, consistent with volumes over the past four years, and to follow up on its recommendations.
—Katie Paul and Echo Wang, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The revival-of-sort’s fifth episode (of Season 1’s nine) saw Matt Murdock (played by Charlie Cox) making a mild-mannered trip to New York Mutual bank, to follow up on Murdock & McDuffie’s loan application.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Follow up on (something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20up%20on%20%28something%29. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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