encroach on/upon sth
— phrasal verb with encroach uk/ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ/us/ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/verb
to gradually take away someone else's rights, or to take control of someone's time, work, etc.:
What the company is proposing encroaches on the rights of individuals.
I resent it that my job is starting to encroach on my family life.
to gradually cover more and more of an area of land:
They have promised that the development will not encroach on public land.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- heel
- high-handed
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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