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To “go after” something, for example to really beat up another
person in a fight; to do something relentlessly; to work hard and
fast, to “jump right into” a task; to really “dig into” one's
food; to overdo something.
Nagpikan tang doroang mamola nongayna tenged
ong tobol-tobol tang mga soltiros.
Earlier those two boys really
went
after
each
other
at the urging of the teenage boys.
Pinikano tanandia ong tōto na animan natomba,
lipeng.
I hit him hard on the forehead, so then he fell over, and
lost consciousness.
Sigoro pinikan mo ra tang pangan tang ginatan
ang sikad-sikad, animan nagsit da tang sian mo.
Maybe you really dug
into eating the shells cooked in
coconut milk and that's why you got a stomachache.
Maski soko ra tang tambilog ang mano sigi pang
pika tang alat tang kabatok na.
Even though one of the roosters had already surrendered,
his opponent continued to peck him relentlessly.
Pinika-pikanong lagi tang galo tang siminto, indi
lamang naboay tapos ang lagi tang posti.
I immediately jumped
into mixing the cement and
it wasn't long and the cement post was finished.