round upon

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Verb[edit]

round upon (third-person singular simple present rounds upon, present participle rounding upon, simple past and past participle rounded upon)

  1. To turn and attack a potential attacker
    • 2018 May 4, Tom English, “Steven Gerrard: A 'seriously clever or recklessly stupid' Rangers appointment”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      Rangers' treatment of Murty was rounded upon by, among others, Rodgers and Neil Lennon, two Celtic men. The Scottish champions' current boss Rodgers said that the club had treated Murty like garbage.

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