check this matter vs check on this matter

Both phrases are correct, but they are different in meaning. 'Check this matter' is more direct and implies verifying or examining the matter, while 'check on this matter' suggests looking into or following up on the matter.

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check this matter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to ask someone to verify or examine a specific matter.

Examples:

Could you please check this matter and get back to me with the details?
I need you to check this matter thoroughly before making a decision.

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Did the Commission attempt to check the data on this matter in the light of the complaints by Polish fishermen and, if so, on what basis did it reject those complaints? 4.
Mr Ford, I will check the matter you have raised.
I thank the Member for his comments and, just in case there is any mistake, I will also check the matter.
We shall investigate and check the matter, and you will be told at the next part-session what the explanation is.
Where the Commission suspects a violation of its professional rules it acts immediately to check the matter and, if necessary, takes measures to penalise such a violation.
In this connection, we must check up on the matter of parliamentary administration.
You leave the boards here, and I'll check into the matter with Mr. Lee.
While rejection of this presumption landed Michael Boskin, Chairman of President George H.W. Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, in rough political waters, the presumption prompted a reporter to go and check the matter for himself.
There are still some Members of this House who have their doubts about this and I would be grateful if the Commission could explain this issue once again in a clear, unambiguous way - perhaps even having the Commission's legal service check the matter out.
Commission representative Marc Pierini has said that he would check whether the matter was omitted when drawing up the final version of the report or in the draft prepared in Ankara.
The decision to carry out random checks is not a matter for the official alone, but primarily for his superiors at the border.
Will it check, as a matter of priority, plants fitted with older technology and those located in the vicinity of earthquake zones?
However, in accordance with the agreements reached on the matter, checks may also be carried out during crossings or, upon the ship's arrival or departure, in the territory of a third State.
Does it think that a more thorough investigation of this matter is needed so as to check and possibly confirm the information gathered so far? 2.
The frequency of such findings and the sensitivity of this matter justify the continuation of checks.
This matter was resolved... when I received your canceled severance check.
The monitoring visits already carried out have revealed a number of different approaches to this matter in Member States ranging from formal checklists to informal notes of checks carried out.
Given that the scope of the 'health check' exercise is not yet known or detailed in the Commission proposals, I would ask you to provide some clarification on this matter.
A first step might be to appoint a number of banking supervisors, who would bring to the audit committee the necessary experience to check that the EIB is actually applying best practices in this matter.
The Commission has started to check this and its first step will be to raise the matter at the SPS committee meeting in Geneva on 20 and 21 March.

Alternatives:

Investigate this matter
Look into this matter
Examine this matter
Verify this matter
Review this matter

check on this matter

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to ask someone to look into or follow up on a specific matter.