set one's face against
1set one's face against — ► set one s face against resist with determination. Main Entry: ↑face …
2set one's face against — phrasal : to show opposition toward : oppose * * * set one s face against To oppose strenuously • • • Main Entry: ↑face set one s face against see under ↑face • • • Main Entry: ↑set * * * op …
3set one's face against — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker s daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it./ …
4set one's face against — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker s daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it./ …
5set\ one's\ face\ against — v. phr. literary To be very much against; strongly disapprove. The banker s daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it …
6set one's face against — resist with determination. → face …
7To set one's self against — 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… …
8To set one's cap for — 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… …
9To set one's teeth — 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… …
10set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …
