- poach on someone's territory
- to do something that you do not have the right to do, because someone else is in charge of doing it
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poach on someone's territory
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poach on someone's territory — poach on someone’s territory phrase to do something that you do not have the right to do, because someone else is in charge of doing it Thesaurus: to do something wrong, or to be badsynonym Main entry: poach * * * encroach on someone else s… … Useful english dictionary
poach on someone's territory/turf — to do something that someone else should do : to interfere in an area that another person usually controls You can t keep other candidates from poaching on your turf. [=from trying to get voters who usually vote for you or your party to vote for … Useful english dictionary
poach — [ poutʃ ] verb 1. ) transitive to cook something in water, milk, or another liquid that is boiling gently: Poach the chicken in white wine for 15 minutes. a ) to cook an egg without its shell in water that is boiling gently 2. ) intransitive or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poach — UK [pəʊtʃ] / US [poʊtʃ] verb Word forms poach : present tense I/you/we/they poach he/she/it poaches present participle poaching past tense poached past participle poached 1) a) [transitive] to cook an egg without its shell in water that is… … English dictionary
poach — [pəutʃ US poutʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cook)¦ 2¦(animals)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(steal ideas)¦ 5 poach on somebody s territory/preserve ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: pochier, from poche bag, pocket ] [Sense: 2 5; Date: 1600 1700; … Dictionary of contemporary English
poach — verb 1 COOK (T) a) to cook eggs in a special pan over boiling water: poached eggs on toast b) to cook fish or meat in boiling water or other liquid: Salmon is usually poached in a fish kettle. 2 ANIMALS (I, T) to catch or shoot animals, birds, or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Beer die — is a drinking game. Standard rules call for four players, a die, table, four cups, and beer. Unlike most beer based games, drinking and scoring are unrelated.OriginsThere is no consensus on where the sport originated as numerous colleges and… … Wikipedia
