词汇 | follow someone out |
释义 | (redirected from follow someone out)follow out1. To trail closely behind someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "follow" and "out." Make sure the cat doesn't follow you out of the house. 2. To do or accomplish something. If you don't follow out every step exactly the way I showed you, then the experiment won't work. follow someone or something outto go out right after someone or something. I followed her out and asked her if I could take her home. The dog followed Billy out and went to school with him. follow outBring to a conclusion, carry out. For example, The second volume simply followed out the theories presented in the first, or He instructed them to follow out their orders to the letter. This idiom is dying out. [Mid-1700s] follow outv. 1. To fulfill something, especially a command or request; carry something out: The colonel expected the troops to follow out every order without question. 2. To exit a location by following someone or something: The fans followed the movie star out of the studio. |
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