Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. idiomatic To finish; to complete, especially, of a commitment.
- v. idiomatic to continue moving the arms or legs after striking e.g. a ball
Examples
“He was leaning over, his shadow falling across her like a cool, dark caress, and for a shattering moment Nora hoped he was actually going to follow through on his softly flattering words but he suddenly rocked back on his haunches and jack-knifed to his feet, tossing the water bottle into the sand.”
“As a result, ruminators are less able to plan for the future than others and less able to follow through on plans.”
“Seventeen If the people of Red Fox themselves had not been so determined to take Shandi's solution and follow through on it, Darian would have had a harder time with his conscience.”
“So Emory was ordered to retire to Winchester on the night of the 15th, and Wright and Crook to follow through Winchester to Clifton the next night.”
Fictionaut: She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories
“In retrospect, I can’t help recalling the words Dr. Berguson spoke to the interns in that room: “Once you find the groove, make the decision, commit to it, and follow through in one motion.””
“Although it counterindicated what I’d said to Brad, Dan had provided the only itinerary I’d left in writing, and Elliott knew he needed to follow through on the Holy Cross lead with the Aspen police.”
“Despite her concern about complicated grief, Therese Rando did not follow through on the lengthy process of getting a new disorder added to the DSM.”
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cricket
everything cricket
backlift, bail, batsman, batsmen, batswoman, batswomen, beamer, blockhole, bodyline, bosie, bouncer, boundary and 471 more...
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phrasal verbs: THROUGH
fall through, follow through, sail through, breeze through, scrape through, skim through, leaf through, sift through, talk through, see through, sleep through
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Cricket!
Despite not understanding the game at all, I love the vocabulary.
run-a-ball, roundarm, silly mid-off, mongoose bat, dlf maximum, citi moment of su..., ipl, across the line, agricultural shot, all out, anchor, ashes and 76 more...
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