set+to+work
61set about — (something/doing something) to begin to do or deal with something. Beall has set about the delicate task of getting the companies to work together. After putting up the tent, she set about making a fire. I bought a computer, got a book of… …
62set on — set upon the relentless Cossacks set upon village after village Syn: attack, assail, assault, hit, strike, beat, thrash, pummel, wallop, set about, fall on; informal lay into, lace into, let someone have it, work over, rough up, knock… …
63set for life — phrase someone who is set for life has so much money that they never need to work again Thesaurus: richsynonym Main entry: set …
64set-up — ˈset up also setup noun [countable] 1. the way something is organized or arranged: • The trust will be managed by a board of directors, although that setup requires regulatory approval. 2. COMPUTING all the parts that work together in a system,… …
65work sheet — work′ sheet n. 1) a sheet of paper on which work schedules, special instructions, etc., are recorded 2) a piece or scrap of paper on which problems, ideas, or the like are set down in tentative form …
66set (or put) one's hand to — start work on. → hand …
67set a thief to catch a thief — The best person to catch a criminal is another criminal as they understand how criminals work …
68Set theory — This article is about the branch of mathematics. For musical set theory, see Set theory (music). A Venn diagram illustrating the intersection of two sets. Set theory is the branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects …
69To set a gin — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
70To set a saw — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …
