Meaning: accessory after the fact 
n.
a person who gives assistance or comfort to someone known to be a felon or known to be sought in connection with the commission of a felony
after Idiom, Proverb
after all
after one
fish and company stink after three days
get after
get after someone
go after
good afternoon
keep after
lock the barn door after the horse is gone
lock the barn door after the horse is stolen
look after
look after someone
morning after (the night before)
name someone after
number one (look after/take care of number one)
take after
throw good money after bad
time after time
a-headafternoon
afterboomer
afters
after a fashion
She can speak Russian after a fashion．她勉强能讲点俄语。
ask after
He asked after his father．他探问父亲的健康情况。
She asked after you and the children．她向你和孩子们问好。
day after day
He has to work from morning till night day after day．他每天不得不从早干到晚。
inquire after
The teacher inquired after your health．老师问起了你的健康情况。
He asked me to inquire after you．
他要我问候你。
He inquired after me with solicitude．他关心地向我问好。
make after
He made after the enemy officer regardless of the danger to himself．他不顾个人安危追逐敌军官。
name after
The substance was named after its discoverer．这一物质是以其发现者的名字命名的。
The boy was named after his mother．这个孩子是以他母亲的名字起名的。
one after another other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after another/the other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
one after the other
The wounded soldiers died one after another．伤兵相继死亡。
Two happy events came one after the other．两件喜事接踵而至。
run after
Don't bother running after the bus；you'll never catch it．别费劲去追赶那辆公共汽车了，你怎么也赶不上的。
2．try to gain attention and company of（an opposite sex）追求（异 性）
He's always running after women．他总是追求女性。
He has been running after her for months，but she isn't interested in him at all．他追求她好几个月了，可她对他根本不感兴趣。
3．serve；care for服务；关照
Don't expect me to run after you all your life！别指望我会伺候你一辈子！
She often runs after my child． 她常照料我的孩子。
see after
John's mother told him to see after his younger brother．约翰的母亲告诉他要照顾好弟弟。
Who'll see after the house when you are gone？你外出时谁来替你照看房子？
seek after
Many people spend years seeking after peace of mind，often with little success．许多人花多年时间来寻求精神上的平静，但通常收效甚微。
He is the kind of man who is al ways seeking after truth．他是那种始终追求真理的人。
strain after
The workers are straining after quality as well as quantity．工人们力求保质保量。
There is no straining after effects in this writer's work．在这个作家的作品里，没有追求表面效果的痕迹。
year after year
Our agricultural production has gone up year after year．我们的农业生产年年上升。
take off after
Idiom(s): take off (after someone or something) AND take out (after someone or something)Theme: PURSUIT
to begin to chase someone or something.
• The bank guard took off after the robber.
• Did you see that police car take off?
• It took out after the bank robber's car.
name sb after sb else
Idiom(s): name someone after someone else AND name someone for someone elseTheme: NAME
to give someone (usually a baby) the name of another person.
• We named our baby after my aunt.
• My parents named me for my grandfather.
much sought after
Idiom(s): much sought afterTheme: DESIRE
wanted or desired very much.
• This kind of crystal is much sought after. It's very rare.
• Sally is a great singer. She's much sought after.
morning after the night before
Idiom(s): morning after (the night before)Theme: HANGOVER
the morning after a night spent drinking, when one has a hangover.
• Oh, I've got a headache. Talk about the morning after the night before!
• It looked like a case of the morning after the night before, and Frank asked for some aspirin.
live happily ever after
Idiom(s): live happily ever afterTheme: HAPPINESS
to live in happiness after a specific event. (Usually found in fairy tales.)
• The prince and the princess lived happily ever after.
• They went away from the horrible haunted castle and lived happily ever after.
after the fashion of
Idiom(s): after the fashion of sb or sthTheme: FASHION
in the manner or style of someone or something.
• She walks down the street after the fashion of a grand lady.
• The church was built after the fashion of an English cathedral.
after the fact
Idiom(s): after the factTheme: LATENESS
after something has happened; after something, especially a crime, has taken place. (Primarily a legal phrase.)
• John is always making excuses after the fact.
• Remember to lock your car whenever you leave it. If it's stolen, there is nothing you can do after the fact.
after hours
Idiom(s): after hoursTheme: TIME
after the regular closing time; after any normal or regular time, such as one's bedtime.
• John was arrested in a bar after hours.
• The soldier was caught sneaking into the barracks after hours.
• John got a job sweeping floors in the bank after hours.
after all is said and done
Idiom(s): after all is said and doneTheme: ENDINGS
when everything is settled or concluded; finally. (Fixed order.)
• After all was said and done, it was a lovely party.
• After all is said and done, it will turn out just as I said.
take out after
Idiom(s): take off (after someone or something) AND take out (after someone or something)Theme: PURSUIT
to begin to chase someone or something.
• The bank guard took off after the robber.
• Did you see that police car take off?
• It took out after the bank robber's car.
stay after
Idiom(s): keep after someone AND keep at someone; keep on someone; stay after someoneTheme: PERSISTENCE
to remind or nag someone over and over to do something.
• I'll keep after you until you do it!
• Mother stayed after Bill until he did the dishes.
• She kept at him until he dried them and put them away
The devil looks after his own.
Success comes to those who deserve it least .After your own heart
A person after your own heart thinks the same way as you.Believe in the hereafter
A belief in the hereafter is a belief in the afterlife, or life after death. It is, therefore, associated with religions and the soul's journey to heaven or to hell, whichever way being just deserts for the person based on how they led their life.Close the stable door after the horse has bolted
If people try to fix something after the problem has occurred, they are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted. 'Close the barn door after the horse has bolted' is alternative, often used in American English.English Vocalbulary
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