get after

せっつく、催促する

何かをするよう繰り返し求める。いら立った口調や批判を伴うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To keep telling someone to do something, often in an annoyed or critical way.

• Dad got after me to wash the dishes.
• The teacher gets after students who forget their homework.
• Stop getting after her about every small mistake.

使い方： get after someone to do something (My mother got after me to clean my room.); get after someone about something (The manager got after us about the unfinished work.)

類義語： nag, urge, pester

よく使う表現： get after someone, get after the children

目標に向かって努力する、追求する

望むことを実現するために、懸命に取り組み始める。

やさしい英語で： To start working hard to achieve something you want.

• It is time to get after your goals.
• She got after her degree and finished early.
• Are you ready to get after that promotion?

使い方： get after something (You need to get after your goals instead of waiting.)

類義語： pursue, work towards

よく使う表現： get after something, get after your goals

追いかける、攻める

相手を捕まえようと追いかけたり、負かそうと攻めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To try actively to catch someone or beat an opponent.

• Get after him before he escapes!
• The defenders got after the quarterback from the first play.
• Our team needs to get after their opponents today.

使い方： get after someone (Our defenders need to get after their fastest player.)

類義語： chase, pursue, attack

よく使う表現： get after someone, get after the quarterback