“on/upon”

The following 46 entries include the term on/upon.

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force on/upon

phrasal verb

: to cause (someone or something that is not wanted) to be accepted by (someone)

frown on/upon

phrasal verb

: to disapprove of (something)

happen on/upon

phrasal verb

: to find or meet (someone or something) by chance

impinge on/upon

phrasal verb

: to affect (something) in a way that is unwanted : to have a bad effect on (something)

improve on/upon

phrasal verb

: to do better than (something previously done)

incumbent on/upon

idiom

: necessary as a duty for (someone)

insist on/upon

idiom

: to say or show that one believes that something is necessary or very important

intent on/upon (something)

idiom

: giving all of one's attention and effort to a specific task or goal

lavish on/upon

phrasal verb

: to give a large amount of (something) to (someone)

lie on/upon

phrasal verb

: to affect (someone) in a specified way

light on/upon

phrasal verb

: to find or see (something) by chance

look kindly on/upon

idiom

: to approve of (something or someone)

look unkindly on/upon

idiom

: to disapprove of

meditate on/upon

phrasal verb

: to think about (something) carefully

on/upon impact

idiom

: at the time of hitting something

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