make after
make (out) after (someone or something)
To begin chasing someone or something. I made after the bus, but there was no way I could catch it. Tom made out after the thief, chasing him down an alleyway around the corner from the building.
See also: after, make
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make (out) after someone or something
to run after someone or something; to start out after someone or something. Paul made out after Fred, who had taken Paul's hat. The police officer made after the robber.
See also: after, make
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make (out) after (someone or something)
- have (something) made
- have it made
- have made
- chase
- YMMD
- make it (to something or some place)
- make it some place
- make it to
- be made for (someone or something)