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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

keep after sb

Can it be synonymous to bother or irritate in context: When somebody keeps after me, I get persecution complex?
  

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To 'keep after' means to pester, nag or badger, that is, to bother/irritate continuously with the purpose of getting the other person to do or refrain from doing something of concern to the badgerer.

  • To 'keep after' means to pester, nag or badger, that is, to bother/irritate continuously with the purpose of getting the other person to do or refrain from doing something of concern to the badgerer.
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To 'keep after' means to pester, nag or badger, that is, to bother/irritate continuously with the purpose of getting the other person to do or refrain from doing something of concern to the badgerer.
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