trespass on/uponsomething
phrasal verbwithtrespassverb[I]uk/ˈtres.pəs/us/ˈtres.pæs/
formalto takeunfairadvantageof a goodqualityin someone'scharacter:
They said we shouldstayanothernight, but I didn'twanttotrespassontheirhospitality.
Treating people or animals badly
- abuser
- anti-harassment
- at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
- batten
- batten onsomeone
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-used
- impose
- inflict
- pick onsomeone
- prey
- prey onsomething
- putsomeonethroughsomething
- put upon
- tyrannize
- tyranny
- uncared for
- use
- victimization