poach on (one's) territory

poach on (one's) territory

To encroach on an area of land or part of a market that one currently controls or has jurisdiction over. The telecom giant has launched a legal campaign against the new service in an effort to prevent it from poaching on its territory. The indigenous tribe was awarded a huge reparation payment after a federal court agreed that the government had unlawfully poached on their territory for hundreds of years.
See also: on, poach, territory
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

poach on someone's territory

encroach on someone else's rights.
See also: on, poach, territory
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See also:
  • poach
  • poach on someone's territory
  • make inroads (in/into something)
  • make inroads in/into something
  • make inroads into
  • muscle in
  • cut in on (something)
  • horn in on
  • horn in on (something)
  • buttinsky