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phrasebring on/upon
! Bring upon is more formal than bring on and is mostly used in writing
bring sth on/upon sb to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: Gloria ran off with a married man and brought shame on the whole family.bring sth on yourself By refusing to talk to the police he only brought suspicion on himself.bring it (all) on yourself He doesn't deserve any sympathy. He brought it all on himself.
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