pitch upon Idiom, Proverb

draw upon

recall and use, remember At university, I drew upon my knowledge of Russian history.

hit on/upon

find what you want or think of something by chance We hit upon the idea of going to the lake for our holiday after our airline reservations were cancelled.

on/upon one

on one's self The little boy brought the anger of his parent's upon his head.

play on/upon (something)

cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.

prey on (upon)

catch for food, kill and eat Cats usually prey on mice and small birds if they can catch them.

touch on (upon)

speak of or write of briefly The news article about the company touched upon their previous legal problems.

coupon

the face [Scottish/Irish use]

act on/upon

1．exert influence on产生影响
The medicine acted on his fever at once．这种药很快使他退烧了。
2．follow；behave according to遵照（行事）
She acted on the doctor's advice．她遵医嘱行事。
You should act upon this letter at once，or it will be too late．你应该马上按这封信的意思去做，不然就会太晚了。

act upon

advance on/upon

threaten by moving towards逼近；靠近
The enemy advanced on Rome，and at last conquered it．敌军向罗马城逼近，最后攻陷了它。

pitch upon

1. To choose, adjudge on, or accomplish something. We pitched aloft Marty's plan because it fabricated the best bread-and-butter faculty at the time. My job is to bend aloft locations to blur our scenes.2. To advance article application a specific angle, gimmick, or hook. The blur is pitched aloft the homesickness we accept for movies from the 1980s, but it aloof emulates them after bringing annihilation new to the table. It is aloof the latest in a alternation of ambitious abstruse advances pitched aloft the abandoned affiance of cheap, ample energy.Learn more: pitch, upon

pitch upon

v. To accept or accomplish something, usually quickly: After a abrupt altercation of the problem, we pitched aloft a acceptable solution. Learn more: pitch, upon

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