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TAKE THE QUIZ“on/upon”
The following 46 entries include the term on/upon.
on/upon reflection
idiom: after thinking about something
premised on/upon
idiom: based on (a particular idea or belief)
presume on/upon
phrasal verb: to expect too much from (a relationship) in a way that shows that one does not understand one's role in the relationship : to go beyond the proper limits of (a relationship)
prevail on/upon
phrasal verb: to ask or persuade (someone) to do something
prey on/upon
phrasal verb: to hunt and kill (something) for food
prey on/upon someone's mind
idiom: to make someone worry : to be constantly on someone's mind
rely on/upon
phrasal verb: to need (someone or something) for support, help, etc. : to depend on (someone or something)
rest on/upon
phrasal verb: to depend or rely on (someone or something)
seize on/upon
phrasal verb: to take or use (something, such as a chance or opportunity) in a quick and eager way
settle on/upon (something)
phrasal verb: to choose (something or someone) after thinking about other possible choices
smile on/upon
phrasal verb: to make (someone or something) have good luck or success
strike on/upon
phrasal verb: to find or discover (something) especially suddenly
thrust on/upon
phrasal verb: to force (someone) to have or accept (something)
touch on/upon
phrasal verb: to briefly talk or write about (something) : to mention (something) briefly
verge on/upon
phrasal verb: to come near to being (something)
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