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Definition of pounce on phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pounce on

phrasal verb
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pounce on/upon something
  1. to quickly notice something that somebody has said or done, especially in order to criticize it synonym seize on/upon
    • His comments were pounced upon by the press.
See pounce on in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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