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gang up VB intr

to gang up on sb

juntar-se [or conspirar] contra alguém

Usage examples with gang up

to gang up on sb

juntar-se [or conspirar] contra alguém

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Several models gang up on the loudmouth of the house. en.wikipedia.org

That is, it is illegitimate for a temporary coalition that had a majority to gang up on and hurt a significant minority. en.wikipedia.org

Even adult brine shrimp are not beyond their capability, as several fry will gang up on a brine shrimp their own size and tear it apart. en.wikipedia.org

That the "hostile" majority might gang up on her? opinion.inquirer.net

This can allow many small creatures to gang up on a single bigger creature that would survive blocking any one of these smaller creatures. en.wikipedia.org

What possesses anyone to gang up like cowards and attack someone and do the damage they did? www.capebretonpost.com

In no other sector will the borrowers as a class gang up to prevent enforcement. www.nbr.co.nz

They actually gang up on albatross chicks which are the size of a chicken. www.heraldscotland.com

In animal behaviour mobbing is a technique where many individuals of one species gang up on a larger individual of another species to drive them away. en.wikipedia.org

If a whole one is too big, then you can always share or gang up with a group. www.express.co.uk

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