get after

Example Sentences

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“He can talk. It’s going to be a long recovery but he’s ready to get after it.”

From Los Angeles Times

After spending a few weeks around players from Alabama and Georgia, I realized they were a lot like me, just cool guys and jokesters who get after it whenever they have to.

From Los Angeles Times

Added outgoing right guard Henry Bainivalu, of the fifth-year junior: “I know his mentality. He’s a physical guy. He wants to get after anybody. He won’t be denied, and I think that’s one of the best attitudes you can have as an O-lineman, definitely.”

From Seattle Times

I really believe in the power of narrative, the power of bearing witness, but I think for this book, and the question that I was trying to get after, I wanted to move the camera aperture.

From Los Angeles Times

“I just told my team just keep fighting,” Scott said “You get down, you don’t want to get down on yourselves. At that time, it’s battle time, time to lock in. Do some of the things that you probably weren’t doing before… just get after it.”

From Washington Times