set

set idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with set, also see all set; dead set against; get set; get (set) someone's back up; get (set) the ball rolling; lay (set) eyes on; on a pedestal, set; smart set; tongues wagging, set. Also see under put.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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