follow through on/with
idiom
1
: to complete (an activity or process that has been started)
He doesn't follow through on his good intentions.
We feared they would follow through on/with their threat.
2
sports
: to complete a stroke or swing
You should follow through on your backhand.
Examples of follow through on/with in a Sentence
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Many firms have struggled to follow through on ambitious, years-old climate pledges, in part due to high interest rates that make funding more expensive, according to experts, some noting that some environmentally conscious companies have bucked the trend.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But back home in Indianapolis, Chambers’ real estate company did not follow through on its end of a landmark agreement made with the city — missing a deadline to pay back the city not just once, but twice.
—Ryan Martin and Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
The superintendent then decides to follow through with the recommendation or not, and passes it on to the School Board.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
As school shootings grow more common across the country, students can see gun threats as a means of empowerment — with or without the intention to follow through on those threats.
—Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Why anyone would pin this crime on such a nice fellow is beyond me, and the film doesn’t really follow through on that anyway, except to make the point that Chris is now a walking trauma case.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
New York Times Atlanta’s mayor is demanding Microsoft bring 15,000 jobs to the city, or get out—pressuring the organization to follow through on partnership that has been at a standstill.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Follow Election 2024 Officials say there also is a lack of clarity about how quickly Israel may follow through on its promise, announced Thursday under pressure from the Biden administration, to open an Israeli port and an additional border crossing to northern Gaza so more aid can get in.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2024
But back home in Indianapolis, Chambers’ real estate company did not follow through on its end of a landmark agreement made with the city — missing a deadline to pay back the city not just once, but twice.
—Ryan Martin and Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
The superintendent then decides to follow through with the recommendation or not, and passes it on to the School Board.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
As school shootings grow more common across the country, students can see gun threats as a means of empowerment — with or without the intention to follow through on those threats.
—Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
Why anyone would pin this crime on such a nice fellow is beyond me, and the film doesn’t really follow through on that anyway, except to make the point that Chris is now a walking trauma case.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
New York Times Atlanta’s mayor is demanding Microsoft bring 15,000 jobs to the city, or get out—pressuring the organization to follow through on partnership that has been at a standstill.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
Follow Election 2024 Officials say there also is a lack of clarity about how quickly Israel may follow through on its promise, announced Thursday under pressure from the Biden administration, to open an Israeli port and an additional border crossing to northern Gaza so more aid can get in.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
State law required the town to follow through on those re-zonings by Jan. 31 of this year — nearly two months ago.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
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