get after

insistir a, presionar

Decirle repetidamente a alguien que haga algo, a menudo con enfado o críticas.

En inglés sencillo: To keep telling someone to do something, often in an annoyed or critical way.

• Dad got after me to wash the dishes.
• The teacher gets after students who forget their homework.
• Stop getting after her about every small mistake.

Cómo se usa: get after someone to do something (My mother got after me to clean my room.); get after someone about something (The manager got after us about the unfinished work.)

Sinónimos: nag, urge, pester

Expresiones frecuentes: get after someone, get after the children

ir a por, perseguir

Empezar a esforzarse mucho para conseguir algo que se desea.

En inglés sencillo: To start working hard to achieve something you want.

• It is time to get after your goals.
• She got after her degree and finished early.
• Are you ready to get after that promotion?

Cómo se usa: get after something (You need to get after your goals instead of waiting.)

Sinónimos: pursue, work towards

Expresiones frecuentes: get after something, get after your goals

perseguir, ir a por

Lanzarse a perseguir a alguien para atraparlo o atacar a un rival para vencerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To try actively to catch someone or beat an opponent.

• Get after him before he escapes!
• The defenders got after the quarterback from the first play.
• Our team needs to get after their opponents today.

Cómo se usa: get after someone (Our defenders need to get after their fastest player.)

Sinónimos: chase, pursue, attack

Expresiones frecuentes: get after someone, get after the quarterback