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
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- 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