SET UPON


Meaning of SET UPON in English

{v.} 1. To begin suddenly to fight against; attack fiercely. * /Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him./ 2. To cause to attack. * /Some boys went to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them./

See: SET ON.

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.