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Definition

To execute or complete a commitment.

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

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In Context

  • "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."
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Opposite In Meaning

  • backswing
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Related Idioms

g

guts out

To persevere through; to complete in spite of pain, etc.

 c

carry through

To manage to execute; to perform successfully, all the way to the end.

 r

run with

To follow something through to completion or realization.

 w

walk the walk

To act consistently in line with one's claims; to follow through.

 g

go through the motions

To do something in a mechanical, unreflective manner, especially as a …
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