upon the matter

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 [Sheldonian] Theater:

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