To stand upon one's dignity over a trivial slight is to risk losing the affection of those around you.

To set one's heart upon mastering a craft requires patience and practice.

After the long voyage, he sprinted ashore to fall upon someone's neck with a laugh.

In negotiations, it's important to stand upon one's terms to protect one's interests.

He expected his servants to wait upon hand and foot throughout his visit.

Many readers condemned the editor for breaking a butterfly upon the wheel by firing the intern over a single typo.

The historian argued that in condemning the minor scandal, the court broke a butterfly upon the wheel.

By insisting on a public trial, the board had broken a butterfly upon the wheel, ruining his reputation for a single missed deadline.

The judge, eager to make an example, breaks a butterfly upon the wheel by imposing a draconian sentence for a minor infraction.

To have one's heart set upon something is to long for it so intensely that nothing else seems to matter.