run around after sb
informal UK also run about after sb, run round after sb— phrasal verb with run uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/verb present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run
to do a lot of things for someone else, especially when that person should be able to do more for himself or herself:
I seem to spend most of my time running around after those kids.
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- hot desk
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