to be after someone

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• take off after someone — take off after (someone) to chase someone. Several people took off after the thief and caught him before the police got there …   New idioms dictionary

• go after someone — go after (someone/something) 1. to attack or try to hurt someone or something. The candidate went after his opponent in a very personal way. 2. to try to get or obtain someone or something. There are a lot of people going after a piece of the… …   New idioms dictionary

• run after someone — run after (someone) to try to get the attention or love of someone. He s about to make a fool of himself, running after a married woman. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of run after someone or something (= to chase someone or something) …   New idioms dictionary

• get after someone — get after (someone) to criticize what someone does. I get after my mother about what she eats because I really love her. Related vocabulary: on your back, on someone s case …   New idioms dictionary

• look after someone — look after (someone/something) to be responsible for someone or something. A neighbor will look after the dogs while we re away. Related vocabulary: take care of someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

• be after someone's blood — be after (someone s) blood to want to catch someone in order to hurt them or punish them. He d cheated them and now they were after his blood …   New idioms dictionary

• keep after someone — keep after (someone/something) to continually remind someone to do something. She kept after her former husband s lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn t receive a response …   New idioms dictionary

• take after someone — take after (someone) to be like or to look like someone in your family. Most of my children take after my husband, both in appearance and character …   New idioms dictionary

• be after someone's blood — or be out for blood to be very angry with someone and be trying to find them so that you can punish them Lisa is looking for you, and she s after your blood …   English dictionary

• be after someone's blood — be after someone’s blood be out for blood phrase to be very angry with someone and be trying to find them so that you can punish them Lisa is looking for you, and she’s after your blood. Thesaurus: to be, or to become angry or annoyedsynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

• be out after someone's scalp — be out for/after (someone s) scalp mainly American to want to punish someone because you blame them for something bad that has happened. The mayor has made one mistake too many and the voters are out for his scalp …   New idioms dictionary