From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfollow somebody around (also follow somebody about British English) phrasal verbFOLLOWto follow someone everywhere they go, especially when this is annoying She told him to go away and stop following her around. → follow→ See Verb table
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follow around• It was Betty Spencer, and Frank was the idiot husband who said very little, just following her around.• If he let Firelight out of her box she would follow him around like a dog.• He hates to lie in bed, and follows us around like a puppy.• If he or she still insists on following you around, make it clear that they can come no closer.• The data is transmitted to nearby radio receivers, letting a doctor follow you around, sort of.• Some stay after class and follow me devotedly around the campus.• They follow you around the room like those of Kitchener's war recruitment poster.• As the individual pits were filled, Carlton followed them around the site, testing temperature, slump, and air. 