go after

Idioms: go after

Pursue, try to get, as in The officer went after the burglar; or Ed was going after a new job with a vengeance. [Mid-1400s]

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: go after with the intent to catch
Synonyms: chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, dog, track

Meaning #2: go in search of or hunt for
Synonyms: quest for, quest after, pursue

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		Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more
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