chase up

phrasal verb

chased up; chasing up; chases up

British

: to search for and find (someone or something)

Can you chase up those files for me?

: to contact or find (someone) usually in order to get something

His landlord had to chase him up for his rent.

Examples of chase up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The chase up and down the faces of Mount Rushmore alone is worth the price of admission. —

David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024

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