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What is another word for set upon?

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To take violent or aggressive action against

To begin a journey or process

To confront or come up against

To attack someone, especially in a public place

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

To besiege or surround with troops

To make, or cause to make, a sudden forward movement

To subject to hostile aggression or pillaging

To surround someone or something as a mob

To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting

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To take violent or aggressive action against

pummel^US

belabour^UK

pummelled^UK

belabor^US

beat the living daylights out of

give someone a beating

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

overwhelm

snap at

bite someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

conduct an offensive on

knock into the middle of next week

plug

bop

give someone a good hiding

give someone a hiding

give someone a drubbing

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a good beating

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“The man would then set upon his three victims, leaving them heavily bruised.”

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To begin a journey or process

put one's hand to the plough

get one's finger out

put one's shoulder to the wheel

start the ball rolling on

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

try

essay

hazard

set the wheels in motion

roll up one's sleeves

put the wheels in motion

get things moving

be responsible for

get the show on the road

fall to

get down to the nitty-gritty

get off one's backside

ring up the curtain on

get down to brass tacks

get on with it

hit the ground running

start the ball rolling

take responsibility for

organize^US

install^US

lay the first stone of

bring into existence

open up

lay the cornerstone of

organise^UK

instal^UK

lay the foundations of

lay foundation

plant

get off the ground

get something functioning

father

innovate

get something working

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“He took his farewell of them and he went out of the gate at once to set upon his journey.”

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To confront or come up against

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

come into conflict with

meet head on

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

go up against in contest

pitch oneself against

be in competition with

knock chip off shoulder

outdare

make my day

muster courage

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To attack someone, especially in a public place

Verb

To publicly criticize or castigate harshly

belabour^UK

belabor^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

come down on

give someone a telling-off

give someone a bollocking

give someone a rollicking

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

give someone a caning

monster

give someone a wigging

pull up

bollock

give someone what for

rap over the knuckles

give someone some stick

reprobate

send someone away with a flea in their ear

send someone away with a flea in his

give a piece of one's mind

put someone on the hot seat

put someone on the griddle

lose one's temper with

preach

have someone on the carpet

bite someone's head off

give the business

take to the woodshed

jump down someone's throat

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

minimize^US

scandalize^US

drag through the mire

scandalise^UK

minimise^UK

give someone a bad press

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

give something a battering

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

blacken the character of

undermine

give something a bad press

poison

spread lies about

sully the reputation of

look down one's nose at

conduct a smear campaign against

treat disrespectfully

blacken the reputation of

destroy

give a tongue-lashing

drag someone's name through the mud

demonize^US

run a smear campaign against

demonise^UK

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

jump down one's throat

snap someone's head off

hurt somebody's feelings

hold someone to blame

speak of with disfavour

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To besiege or surround with troops

come at from all sides

form a barrier around

set the boundaries of

keep under lock and key

hold captive

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Verb

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To make, or cause to make, a sudden forward movement

Verb

To subject to hostile aggression or pillaging

Verb

To surround someone or something as a mob

Verb

To ambush or ensnare by hiding and unexpectedly intercepting

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