sets (someone or something) (up)on (one) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase " sets (someone or something) (up)on (one)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Katie Anh calendar 2022-04-21 09:04

Meaning of sets (someone or something) (up)on (one) (redirected from set (someone or something) (up)on (one) )

Synonyms:

do (one's) bidding

Set (someone or something) (up)on (one) spoken language verb phrase

Used to describe commanding or instructing someone or an animal to attack one.

The soldiers set the dogs on the intruders.

The gang leader sets his boys on anyone who is not willing to give them money.

I set my cats on mice around the house.

Used to indicate putting something on something.

 

I set the vase on the table.

Other phrases about:

do (one's) bidding

Do something you are told or requested to do

say so

A command or permission

get (one) down

1. To make someone unhappy, discouraged, or dejected.

2. Used to say that someone climbs lower oneself down.

3. To move someone or something from a higher to a lower place.

4. To order or induce someone or an animal to descend from a higher location.

5. To stoop, duck, or hide. This phrase is usually used as an imperative.

6. To lower one's position upon something, like the floor.

7. To jot something down.

8. To eat or drink something quickly or with significant effort.

9. To start behaving uninhibitedly and energetically.

10. To dance uninhibitedly or enthusiastically.

11. To have sexual relations (with someone).

 

stick into (something)

1. To place something by pushing or forcing it in (to something else).

2. To put something in, often roughly or carelessly.

3. To jab, prick, or stab someone something.

4. To puncture someone or something with a sharp object.

5. Used when you enter something in a record of some kind.

6. To deposit money or credit into an account.

7. Used to say that you instruct, direct, or force someone to enter or remain in some place, especially in a careless or thoughtless manner.

say-so

A command or permission

Grammar and Usage of Set (someone or something) (up)on (one)

Verb Forms

  • set (someone or something) (up)on (one)
  • sets (someone or something) (up)on (one)
  • be setting (someone or something) (up)on (one)

It is mostly used in the present tense.

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A meal including meat and seafood; the restaurant serving that kind of meal.

Example:

My Mom loves salads, especially the beef and reef one.

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