visit upon
phrasal verbvisit something on/upon somebody/something
- (old use) to punish somebody/something
对…进行惩罚 - The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done).
父辈造的孽报应到子女头上。
- The sins of the fathers are visited upon the children (= children are blamed or suffer for what their parents have done).