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go after

Speech parts

1. go after - Verb

2. go after - Phrase

Meaning

go after with the intent to catch

go in search of or hunt for

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You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London

Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. LL Cool J

Anything you really want, you can attain, if you really go after it. Wayne W. Dyer

The fish does not go after the hook, but after the bait. Czech Proverb

If a man told you that a dog had run off with your ear, would you go after the dog or search first for your ear? Moroccan Proverb

Getting what you go after is called success, but liking it while you are getting it is called happiness. American Proverb

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