give chase

give chase {v. phr.}

To chase or run after someone or something.

The dog saw a rabbit and gave chase.

The policeman gave chase to the man who robbed the bank.

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[chase] See: [GIVE CHASE], [GO CHASE ONESELF], [LEAD A MERRY CHASE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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