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Phrase(s): follow through (on something) [and] carry through (on something)
to complete a task; to see a task through to its completion. • You must follow through on the things that you start. • Don’t start the job if you can’t follow through. • Ask Sally to carry through on her project., Phrase(s): follow something through
Go to follow through (with something).
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. In sports such as tennis or golf, carry a stroke to completion after striking the ball. For example, You don't follow through on your backhand, so it goes into the net. [Late 1800s] 2. Carry an object, project, or intention to completion; pursue fully. For example, She followed through on her promise to reorganize the department. Also see FOLLOW UP, def. 1.
American Heritage Idioms