turn upon

English

Verb

turn upon (third-person singular simple present turns upon, present participle turning upon, simple past and past participle turned upon)

1. (transitive) Alternative form of turn on (“aim at; rebel against; attack suddenly”)
   • 1905, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], The Gods of Pegāna, London: [Charles] Elkin Mathews, […], →OCLC:

     Time is the hound of the gods; but it hath been said of old that he will one day turn upon his masters, and seek to slay the gods, excepting only Māna-Yood-Sushāī, whose dreams are the gods themselves — dreamed long ago.