take off after

take off after somebody

to chase someone Several people took off after the thief and caught him before the police got there.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Avinash	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Alv	-	Norwegian
Goldberg	['gəuldbɜ:g]
Ellis (2)	EL-is	Welsh
Lilac	LIE-lək	English (Rare)
Godric	GAHD-rik (English)	Anglo-Saxon