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phrasepounce on/upon pounce on/upon ! Pounce upon is more formal than pounce on, and is mostly used in writing. 1. pounce on/upon sth to criticize someone's mistakes or ideas very quickly and eagerly: Teachers are quick to pounce on students' grammatical errors. Any mistakes or errors of judgement were immediately pounced on by the press.■ SIMILAR TO: jump on, leap on2. pounce on/upon sth to eagerly take an opportunity as soon as it becomes available: When they offered Dalgleish the chance to become manager, he pounced on it.■ SIMILAR TO: jump on, seize on/upon
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