dog around

1. To follow or pursue someone tenaciously. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dog" and "around." They hired a private detective to dog him around for a few weeks to see what he was up to. The player spent most of the game being dogged around the field by the other team. You're famous now, so get ready for the paparazzi to dog you around whenever you're out in public.

2. To continue to be a source of frustration, difficulty, or hardship for someone. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dog" and "around." That conviction I got as a teenager has dogged me around my whole life. Look, these rumors will continue to dog you around until you publicly dispel them. I really think she should see a therapist if memories of the accident keep dogging her around like that.