Idiom idiom
gang up
Meaning
To join together, as a gang.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The other children often gang up on him during recess.”
“It is unfair when the older students gang up on the new members of the team.”
“The opposition parties decided to gang up against the government to force a vote on the controversial new policy.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026