Upon
is formal and less commonly used thanon
.) •I did not mean to encroach upon your property.
•I need lots of space. Don't encroach on me.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
encroach — en‧croach [ɪnˈkrəʊtʆ ǁ ˈkroʊtʆ] verb encroach on/upon something phrasal verb [transitive] to gradually take more control of someone s rights, property, responsibility etc than you should: • Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of… … Financial and business terms
encroach — UK [ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ] / US [ɪnˈkroʊtʃ] verb [intransitive] Word forms encroach : present tense I/you/we/they encroach he/she/it encroaches present participle encroaching past tense encroached past participle encroached 1) to gradually take something… … English dictionary
encroach — en|croach [ ın kroutʃ ] verb intransitive 1. ) to gradually take something such as power or authority from someone else: encroach on/upon: The federal government is encroaching on a state issue. 2. ) to cover more land gradually: encroach on/upon … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poach on someone's territory — poach on someone’s territory phrase to do something that you do not have the right to do, because someone else is in charge of doing it Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry: poach * * * encroach on someone else s… … Useful english dictionary
get into — verb 1. get involved in or with (Freq. 11) • Syn: ↑tangle with • Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
get in — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 13) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑go into, ↑go in, ↑move into • … Useful english dictionary
go into — verb 1. to come or go into (Freq. 39) the boat entered an area of shallow marshes • Syn: ↑enter, ↑come in, ↑get into, ↑get in, ↑go in, ↑move into • … Useful english dictionary
gain on — phrasal or gain upon 1. archaic : to obtain influence or favor with 2. : to encroach upon where the sea gains on the land 3. a. : to come nearer to by running faste … Useful english dictionary
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intrude — intrude, obtrude, interlope, butt in are comparable when meaning to thrust oneself or something in without invitation or authorization. Intrude both transitively and intransitively carries a strong implication of forcing someone or something in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
overreach — over·reach /ˌō vər rēch/ vt: to make (someone or something) the subject of overreaching this uncounseled defendant was...overreach ed by the prosecution s submission of misinformation to the court Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948) must… … Law dictionary
