in pursuit of

in pursuit of (someone or something)

Following or chasing someone or something. I called the police, and now they're in pursuit of the burglar.
See also: of, pursuit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in pursuit of something

chasing after something. Bill spends most of his time in pursuit of money. Every year Bob goes into the countryside in pursuit of butterflies.
See also: of, pursuit
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • in pursuit of (someone or something)
  • be in pursuit
  • pursuit
  • be in pursuit of (someone or something)
  • chase (someone or something) around
  • chase around
  • in the train of (someone)
  • back (someone) for (something)
  • back for
  • bottom fishing
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Mike Owen, county operations manager for South Gwynedd said: "What we are trying to achieve in this initiative is to raise the awareness of all road users that the motorcycling community use the roads of Gwynedd and Meirionyddshire in pursuit of their pastime." The dates for the forthcoming drop in's are: May 17, 31 and June 14, 28 and July 4.
Safety advice offered to bikers
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