get after
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get after(
geht
ahf
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tuhr
)A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
1. (to harass)
a. perseguir
My parents are always getting after me about my grades.Mis padres siempre me están persiguiendo por mis notas.
b. insistir
The manager gets after the bartenders about over-pouring when they make mixed drinks.El gerente insiste en que los bármanes no pongan demasiado licor cuando preparan los cócteles.
c. dar la lata (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
If I didn't get after you, you'd never do any work.Si no te diera la lata, nunca trabajarías.
2. (to chase)
a. perseguir
"Get after him before he escapes!" shouted one of the prison guards."¡Persíganlo, que no se escape!" gritó uno de los guardias de la cárcel.
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