VISIT (SOMETHING) ON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of VISIT (SOMETHING) ON (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

visit something on somebody/something phrasal verb biblical ( see also ↑ visit )

to do something to punish someone or show them that you are angry:

God’s wrath will be visited on sinners.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.