keep after phrasal verb

1. to make a student stay at school after normal hours as a punishment

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keep after
keep after (someone/something)
to continually remind someone to do something.
She kept after her former husband's lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn't receive a response.

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keep after something
keep after (someone/something)
to continually remind someone to do something.
She kept after her former husband's lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn't receive a response.

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keep after
• keep after/at (someone)
remind someone over and over about something
I always have to keep after my friend to do her job properly.

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keep after
v., informal To speak to (someone) about something again and again; remind over and over again.
Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly.
Sue's mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom.

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keep after someone
keep after (someone/something)
to continually remind someone to do something.
She kept after her former husband's lawyer with letters and phone calls but still didn't receive a response.

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keep after someone
• keep after/at (someone)
remind someone over and over about something
I always have to keep after my friend to do her job properly.

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