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.
See also:
  • 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)