get after
Verb
Meaning
To move into action in pursuit of something.
He's wasting time at university not getting after his degree.
If you want to win, you've got to get after it.
To move into action in attempt to catch or defeat another.
The defensive line needs to get after the quarterback.
Do you think the girl's going to ask you out? Get after her!
To attempt to convince another to move into action.
Parents get after their children to do homework for the best.
Antonyms
Examples
The thing that always strikes me is how much power one person has. Everybody has so much power to help and to change if they just exercise it and get after it.
I'm very, very bullish about our prospects, and as I tell our board, as I tell our employees, this is the time to invest. There's so much opportunity. Let's just invest in that opportunity, and really get after it.
What I like most about track is the feeling I get after a good run.
I'd like to see people, instead of spending so much time on the ethical problem, get after the problems that really affect the people of this country.
There is little to the rake to get after the beisome.