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Follow through   /fˈɑloʊ θru/   Listen
Follow through

verb
1.
Carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball.
2.
Pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue.  Synonyms: carry out, follow out, follow up, go through, implement, put through.  "He implemented a new economic plan" , "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal"






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"Follow through" Quotes from Famous Books



... mere sloth, from disinclination to effort, from the fact that our participation would prevent us from joining in some act of worldly amusement. S. Peter, following to the high Priest's palace to see the end, looks heroic beside our frivolity. We follow through the details of the trial, we go to Herod's palace and see the brutal treatment of our Lord, and we remember of these men that their conduct was founded in ignorance. We do not for a moment believe that they would have spit upon our Lord and buffeted Him, and crowned Him with a crown ...
— Our Lady Saint Mary • J. G. H. Barry

... Flit o'er the herbless granite; or to plunge Into the torrent, and to roll along On the swift whirl of the new-breaking wave Of river, stream, or ocean, in their flow— In these my early strength exulted; or To follow through the night the moving moon, The stars, and their development; or catch The dazzling lightnings till my eyes grew dim; Or to look listening on the scatter'd leaves, While autumn winds were at their evening song;— These were my pastimes—and to be alone. For if the beings, ...
— The Life of Lord Byron • John Galt

... the whole story. This place was discovered by Hoyt, a Dutchman. If Czerny had read his book, he would know of it; but he hasn't. I took the trouble to walk in because I thought it might be useful when he turned nasty. It is going to be that, as you can see. Follow through to the end of it, and you are in Czerny's house. Will you go there or hold back? ...
— The House Under the Sea - A Romance • Sir Max Pemberton



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