follow through

present singular third person follows through · participle present following through · participle past followed through · past followed through

1. idiomaticintransitiveTo execute or complete a commitment.

   Try and follow through with your strategy.

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   I don't appreciate salesmen who make promises and then fail to follow through.

   They kicked around some ideas for doing their own thing, like moonlighting as music video producers, but they never followed through.

   2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN

2. idiomaticintransitiveTo continue moving the arms (and any held implements, such as a bat or club) or legs after striking e.g. a ball.

   Antonyms: backswing

3. euphemisticintransitiveslangTo defecate unintentionally as a result of a cough or sneeze, etc.

   It looked like he'd just farted and followed through.

   2013, Dave Cousins, Waiting for Gonzo

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   LORNA WYNDE: You cried so hard, you followed through in Oddbins.

   2014, Toast of London (TV series), "Fool in Love" (episode)