follow someone to the ends of the earth

verb

To follow someone to no end; to follow someone indefinitely.

“I'd follow him to the ends of the earth if I had to; I love him so much.”

Meanings

verbfollow someone to the ends of the earth (third-person singular simple present follows someone to the ends of the earth, present participle following someone to the ends of the earth, simple past and past participle followed someone to the ends of the earth)

present singular third person follows someone to the ends of the earth · participle present following someone to the ends of the earth · participle past followed someone to the ends of the earth · past followed someone to the ends of the earth

  1. To follow someone to no end; to follow someone indefinitely.

    I'd follow him to the ends of the earth if I had to; I love him so much.

    1 more example

    In some ways he's not a stellar officer, yet somehow most of his subordinates would follow him to the ends of the earth.

    Synonyms: follow someone to the ends of the world

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo follow someone to no end; to follow someone indefinitely.

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Chicago

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