get after

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Added outgoing right guard Henry Bainivalu, of the fifth-year junior: “I know his mentality. He’s a physical guy. He wants to get after anybody. He won’t be denied, and I think that’s one of the best attitudes you can have as an O-lineman, definitely.”

From Seattle Times

I really believe in the power of narrative, the power of bearing witness, but I think for this book, and the question that I was trying to get after, I wanted to move the camera aperture.

From Los Angeles Times

“I just told my team just keep fighting,” Scott said “You get down, you don’t want to get down on yourselves. At that time, it’s battle time, time to lock in. Do some of the things that you probably weren’t doing before… just get after it.”

From Washington Times

But with soccer’s biggest event underway, the empty futuristic city is raising questions about how much use the infrastructure Qatar built for the event will get after more than a million soccer fans leave the small Gulf Arab nation after the tournament.

From Seattle Times

“We get after it in practice, which builds our chemistry a lot. We still have a lot to learn, but it’s good getting the first five wins. We just have to keep going from there.”

From Washington Times