chase after

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chase after (third-person singular simple present chases after, present participle chasing after, simple past and past participle chased after)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see chase,‎ after.
2. (idiomatic) To pursue someone with romantic intentions; to woo.
   • 2002, Florence Whiteman Kaslow, Jeffrey J Magnavita, Comprehensive Handbook of Psychotherapy‎, page 493:

     He began to tell her that he loved her, and he chased after her for six months

• (to pursue someone with romantic intentions): court, make love, romance; see also Thesaurus:woo

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