round on

verb

1. intr, preposition to attack or reply to (someone) with sudden irritation or anger

Idioms and Phrases

Turn on, assail, especially verbally. For example, They all rounded on Jake for not upholding the party line . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

He will now face American fifth seed Taylor Fritz in the second round on Wednesday.

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Following the start of the second round on 14 October, more than 442,000 children in central and southern areas received the second dose - 94% of the target in those areas.

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The former home secretary had delivered a well-received speech at the party's conference last week and topped the ballot of MPs in the third round on Tuesday.

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Englishman Cross, who won the World Championship on his debut in 2018, will now face Germany's Martin Schindler in the second round on Wednesday.

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Dissanayake won after the counting stretched into a second round on Sunday, as no candidate was able to win more than 50% of the total votes in the first round.

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