Разные идиомы

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  • set forth (something)
    излагать, объяснять что-либо чётко и ясно
    I would like to set forth my views on the subject.
  • set forth (somewhere)
    отправляться куда-либо
    Stan set forth somewhere without saying where he was going.
  • set great store on (someone or something)
    (высоко) ценить кого-либо \ что-либо
    Our art teacher sets great store on her gifted students.
  • set in
    начинаться, наступать, устанавливаться
    Winter set in early that year.
  • set in one's ways
    вести установленный образ жизни
    I know you are set in your ways and don't like any change, but you will have to change your habits when you get married.
  • set off (something)
    выделять, оттенять
    The blue frock which Dina wore that day set off her beautiful eyes.
  • set one's mind at rest
    успокоиться, избавиться от сомнений или тревоги
    I told my friend to set his mind at rest and not to worry about his future.
  • set one's sights on (something)
    выбрать что-либо своей целью
    I have set my sights on receiving a grand so that I can go abroad to study anthropology.
  • set out (somewhere)
    отправиться куда-либо
    In 1912 the Titanic set out on a voyage never to return from it.
  • set out to (do something)
    намереваться (делать что-либо)
    I like skating and I set out to learn to skate well.
  • set sail
    отправляться в плавание, отплывать
    We knew that Captain Alison was about to set sail for Australia and we came to say good-bye to him.
  • set the stage for (something)
    подготовиться к чему-либо
    Our football team set the stage for the final games which are to take place in summer.
  • set the table
    накрывать на стол
    "We'll have lunch soon. Will you set the table, please?"
  • set the world on fire
    сделать что-либо выдающееся
    Sofia thinks much of herself, but I know she is not able to set the world on fire.
  • set type
    устанавливать шрифт, набирать шрифт
    The book will be published shortly; they are setting type now.
  • set up (someone)
    подставить кого-либо
    Henry was accused of the crime he had not committed; he was sure that his partner had set him up.
  • set up (something)
    создавать что-либо, учреждать, снабжать (деньгами)
    The local government provided the money to set up an animal shelter.
  • set up shop (somewhere)
    создать рабочее место где-либо
    Desmond decided to move to Chicago and set up shop there.
  • set upon (someone or something)
    наброситься на кого-либо \ что-либо
    An unfriendly dog set upon me the other day.
  • settle (someone's) affairs
    уладить свои или чьи-либо дела
    Before leaving for a holiday I had to settle my affairs at work.
  • settle a score with (someone)
    отомстить, отплатить кому-либо той же монетой
    It's no use trying to settle a score with Mike for something that happened a few years ago.
  • settle for (something)
    довольствоваться меньшим, чем хотелось бы
    I changed my job and for a while I had to settle for less than I had been paid before.
  • settle on (something)
    решиться на что-либо
    They settled on the trip to Japan.
  • settle up with (someone)
    отдать долг кому-либо, выплатить
    Sally paid for the train tickets and I settled up with her afterwards.
  • setup
    расположение, детали обстановки
    "That's a nice setup you have here."
  • sever ties with (someone)
    разрывать связи с кем-либо
    Sam Willows severed ties with his family long ago.
  • sew (something) up
    организовать, завершить что-либо
    All the details of the project were sewn up.
  • shack up with (someone)
    жить в гражданском браке
    Linda has shacked up with her boyfriend for a couple of years.
  • shades of (someone or something)
    напоминание о ком-либо \ чём-либо
    I could detect shades of amusement in her voice.
  • shadow of oneself/itself
    (осталась) лишь тень от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    Gala has lost a lot of weight and now she is a shadow of herself.
  • shake off (someone or something)
    избавиться от кого-либо \ чего-либо
    George could never shake off a certain stiffness of manner.
  • shake off an illness
    выздороветь, стряхнуть с себя болезнь
    I took some medicine for my sore throat to shake off the illness.
  • shake up (someone)
    потрясти или расстроить кого-либо
    The prices are rising and it shakes up many people in this country.
  • shake up (something)
    перестроить что-либо
    The new sales manager decided to shake up the company in order to bring new energy into the department.
  • shake/quake in one's boots
    трястись от страха
    Linda must have seen a ghost for she was shaking in her boots.