upon the matter

English

Prepositional phrase

upon the matter

1. Alternative form of upon the whole matter
   • 1702–1704, Edward [Hyde, 1st] Earl of Clarendon, “(please specify |book=I to XVI)”, in The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641. […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Printed at the Theater, published 1707, →OCLC:

     Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were, upon the matter, equal in foot.