write (up)on someone or something

write (up)on someone or something
write (up)on someone or something
1. to write about someone or something. (

Upon

is very formal here and much less commonly used than

on

.) •

I had to write an essay, so I wrote on my uncle.

What are you going to write upon?

2. to write on someone's skin or some thing. (

Upon

is formal and much less commonly used than

on

.) •

Don't write on Billy. After all, he's your brother.

Who wrote on this page of the book?

3. to use someone [such as someone's back] or something as a flat base to support something that is being written upon. •

I have to sign this check. Here, let me write on you.

Do you mind if I write on your desk? I just need to sign this.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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