english
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chase sb up
[ M ] informal
to ask someone to do something that they have said they would do but that they have not yet done
• If you don't hear from the builders this week, make sure you chase them up.
• I must chase my flatmate up about those bills and see if she paid them.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
drive:
We will chase the dog away.
noun
pursuing:
The chase after the boy was useless.
Simple Definitions
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see AMBULANCE CHASER; CUT TO THE CHASE; GIVE CHASE; GO FLY A KITE (CHASE YOURSELF); LEAD A MERRY CHASE; RUN (CHASE) AFTER; WILD GOOSE CHASE.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun ADJ. long, short | high-speed | car The film ends with a long car chase. | police | wild goose He sent us on a wild goose chase (= a search for sth that cannot be found). VERB + CHASE give, take up The old lady shouted for help and then gave chase. A police officer arrived on the scene and took up the chase. | abandon, give up Exhausted and hungry, the hunters finally gave up the chase. | join (in) Several children joined in the chase. PREP. in ~ (of) She ran in chase of the pram. PHRASES the thrill of the chase What did he really want? Was it just the thrill of the chase?
Oxford Collocations Dictionary