If people gang up on someone, they unite against them for a particular reason, for example in a fight or argument. Harrison complained that his colleagues ganged up on him All the other parties ganged up to keep them out of power All the girls in my class seemed to gang up against me
gang up
Türkische aussprache
gäng ʌp
Aussprache
/ˈgaɴɢ ˈəp/ /ˈɡæŋ ˈʌp/
Etymologie
[ 'ga[ng] ] (intransitive verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English gangan; akin to Lithuanian zengti to stride.