IMPRESS SOMETHING (UP)ON SOMETHING

impress something (up)on something: translation

impress something (up)on something
to press something into the surface of something, leaving a mark. •

The ribbing of my socks impressed a pattern upon my calves.

The heavy vase impressed its outline on the pine tabletop.


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