set on

set on also set upon  {v.}
1. To begin suddenly to fight against; attack fiercely.
Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him.
2. To cause to attack.
Some boys went to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them.
Categories: {v.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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