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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The chief said he’s also gotten a call from the National Weather Service to follow up on the event.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
The group said that the university failed to follow up on many complaints, and the consequences for some of those actions was insufficient.
—David Goldman, CNN, 26 June 2024
There’s also the question of how and when Adidas will attempt to follow up on its current sneaker hits and keep its fashion buzz.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
It is not known if the Dodgers really did follow up on the pledge, but Mays was twice denied hardship exemptions and missed most of 1952 and all of 1953 and the Dodgers won the National League pennant both of those seasons.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2024
The group said that the university failed to follow up on many complaints, and the consequences for some of those actions was insufficient.
—David Goldman, CNN, 26 June 2024
There’s also the question of how and when Adidas will attempt to follow up on its current sneaker hits and keep its fashion buzz.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
It is not known if the Dodgers really did follow up on the pledge, but Mays was twice denied hardship exemptions and missed most of 1952 and all of 1953 and the Dodgers won the National League pennant both of those seasons.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
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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 15 Jul. 2024.
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