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 In a series of official White House events and political gatherings, Biden blasted Trump for cutting taxes for the wealthy, increasing the federal deficit and failing to follow through on plans that could help the nation. Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 He was remembered as a hard worker, who went above and beyond to follow through with tracking down and carrying out the demands of his job. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024 However, the media mogul has a history of failing to follow through on his offers to companies ranging from the NFL’s Washington Commanders to Disney’s ABC. William Gavin, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024 Arguing wastes time; follow through with what makes a difference to you. Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 But the path to net zero is not unlike a series of humanity-wide new year’s resolutions — to try a new way, to follow through on change, and to unlock a different and better permutation of ourselves. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024 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

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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 28 Mar. 2024.

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