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

Recent Examples on the Web The party is likely to be Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz, which represented the company in forcing Musk to follow through with his acquisition of the platform. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2024 My inability to apply rules consistently or to follow through on executive orders. Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024 But perhaps most critically, follow through with these promises. Sho Dewan, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 This might get tiresome — a heavy-handed dose of reflexive self-loathing — except the curators don’t follow through on the idea. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 Advertisement Would Carter, who drew Yagman’s case because it was related to the earlier one, follow through with that reasoning? Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024 Everyone has until March 5 to register their interest in buying shares, but nobody is obligated to follow through with a purchase. Robert Peck, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024 The governor also failed to follow through on his pledge to lower Florida’s communication services tax, which is assessed on telecommunications, audio and video streaming, direct-to-home satellite and related services. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024 However, Rebecca doesn't follow through with her end of the bargain and disappears, prompting Eileen to run off on her own. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2023

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“Follow through on/with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/follow%20through%20on%2Fwith. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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