lay siege

verb2

1. •
   Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.

   • And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. — 1611
2. •
   (figurative) To attack continually over a long period.

   • They’re laying siege to all we hold dear.