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come after someone/something
collocation
to chase or take action against someone or something in a threatening way:
He thought we'd been picking his apples and came after us with a stick.
The government has promised to come after businesses that flout the law.
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comeverb
I tried to walk away, but she came after me and pushed me over.
The guards said they would come after us if we did not leave immediately.
We don't want the government coming after us for unpaid taxes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pursuing
be hot on someone's track/trailidiom
be on someone's tailidiom
bear
bear down on someone/something
bring
bring up the rearidiom
convoy
humbug
in hot pursuitidiom
on the scentidiom
pester
pursue
pursuer
run
stalk
stick
tag
tailgate
track
track and trace
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