DESCEND (UP)ON SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

descend (up)on someone or something: translation

descend (up)on someone or something

1. Lit. [for something] to come down or fall upon someone or something. •

Flakes of fluffy snow descended upon the gentle slopes.

2. Fig. [for people] to arrive or come to someone or something in great numbers. •

The petitioners descended upon the mayor's office in droves.