gang up on

by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[gang up on] or [gang up against] {v. phr.}, {informal} To jointly attack someone, either physically or verbally; take sides in a group against an individual.

* /The class bully was stronger than all the other boys, so they had to gang up on him to put him in his place./

Compare: LINE UP(4b).

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	{informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸²

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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