jít po

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jít po ?

  1. (idiomatic) go after, to pursue someone in an attempt to get them
    • 2016, Miroslav Jindra, Hlava XXII[1], translation of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, →ISBN, page 196:
      To bylo to tajemství, které vyhrklo ze Snowdena tehdy za náletu na Avignon – ti všichni lidé šli po něm.
      That was the secret Snowden had spilled to him on the mission to Avignon – they were out to get him.
  2. (idiomatic) go after, to pursue an object or a goal
    • 2013, Jan Žáček, Týna Daňková, Zběsilá bezmoc[2], Praha: Fragment, →ISBN, page 68:
      [] šel po penězích. Bezohledně.
      [] he went after money. Ruthlessly.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jít,‎ po.

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