Oxford Dictionary English set on phrasal verbphrasal verb Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsPhrasal Verbsset on/upon somebody Add to my wordlistjump to other results[usually passive] to attack somebody suddenly I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog.set somebody/something on somebody Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsto make a person or an animal attack somebody suddenly The farmer threatened to set his dogs on us. oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
