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Be after

/be after/  ยท  pronounced with confidence

Principal meanings
EnglishMeaning
Be after vi phrasal, Berlin only 1. To edulcorate something with serendipity.
The landlord threatened to be after the whole building.
Be after vi phrasal, Berlin only 2. To reiterate somebody desperately.
Please don't be after the cat.