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set
sail
depart
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Ready; prepared.
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jet
set
A
set
of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.
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set
aside
To declare something invalid or null and void.
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set
aside
To disagree with something and reject or overturn it.
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set
aside
To separate and reserve something for a specific purpose.
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set
back
To cost money, as.
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set
back
To delay or obstruct.
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set
back
To remove from or allow distance.
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set
down
Simple sum of parts
set
+ down, to place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying.
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set
down
To write.
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set
foot
To go to a place , or to be there.
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set
in
become established
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set
off
To begin; to cause; to initiate.
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set
off
To cause to explode.
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set
off
To count an addition in one thing against a reduction in something else.
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set
off
To leave; to begin a journey or trip.
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set
on
cause to attack
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set
straight
To correct; to make right or true.
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set
to
begin work
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dead
set
against
Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind.
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set
for life
Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.
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set
in stone
Permanent; certain; firm.
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set
of pipes
A wind instrument incorporating multiple pipes, such as a panpipe or bagpipe.
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set
of pipes
Voice for singing.
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set
the stage
To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
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set
to work
To begin working at.
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set
to work
To begin working.
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set
to work
To cause to begin working.
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set
up shop
To establish a business.
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set
up shop
To physically arrange a shop or workplace.
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set
in one's ways
Driven by habit; inclined or determined to continue according to one's custom or established preferences.
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set
one's cap at
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have one's heart
set
on
To want or desire deeply, regardless of practicality or rationality.
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set
the thames on fire
To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings great public acclaim.
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set
the world on fire
have sensational success
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if you love somebody,
set
them free
One should be willing to let go of someone they love if they truly love them.
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fall in with
To accept a
set
of generally agreed rules, or a suggestion.
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pit against
To
set
someone in opposition to someone else.
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put down
To
set
down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.
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stand up
To bring something up and
set
it into a standing position.
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lay about
To
set
about, with infinitive or gerund.
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bill of goods
A
set
of misleading or deceptive claims; misinformation.
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blaze a trail
To
set
precedent or do something novel; to break new ground.
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boys will be boys
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys will be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys will be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-
set
he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
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charity mugger
A person employed by a charity, or by an intermediary fundraising agency employed by the charity, who stands in the street and invites passersby to
set
up standing orders or direct debits to make regular donations to the charity.
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comply with
To abide by a
set
of rules.
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copious free time
A hypothetical time
set
aside for performing time-consuming tasks, however insinuating that the speaker really has no free time.
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don't shit where you eat
(idiomatic, vulgar) One should not cause trouble in a place, group, or situation in which one regularly finds oneself.1998 April 14, Nelson Navarro, "Ever faithful, ever true," Manila Standard (Philippines) (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):The guiding principle is Don't shit where you eat. Office romances are always destructive of morale and objectivity.2003 Oct. 8, Jonathan Valania, "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Pussy," Philadelphia Weekly (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Limbaugh was scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the NAB convention in, of all places, Philadelphia, thus violating the cardinal law of the animal kingdom: Don't shit where you eat.2006 Sept. 19, Michael Musto, "NY Mirror," Village Voice (retrieved 12 Aug. 2011):Mitchell refused to indulge in on-
set
romances with either gender. "You don't shit where you eat," he told me, plainly.
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draw the line
To
set
a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.
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