Under consideration; subject to discussion or deliberation. / Being reprimanded or carpeted.

(chiefly US) To reprimand; to censure severely or angrily.

(idiomatic, US, slang) To defeat thoroughly; to trounce.

Approach, onset

approaching; coming closer

present participle of oncome

(idiomatic) Good and important enough for one to spend time, effort, or money on.

(logic, mathematics) Is equivalent to; implies and is implied by; is true and false in the same cases as. / (by extension, informal) If, with added intensity

(idiomatic) Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.

(transitive) To bully, harass, or make fun of a victim; to bother or harass. / (transitive) To select (a person) for a task, etc.