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Phrase(s): set someone about something
to make someone begin doing something. • I set the boys about raking up the leaves. • She set herself about repairing the damaged machine., Phrase(s): set about doing something
to begin to do something. • When are you going to set about fixing the roof ? • We will set about painting the house when the weather gets a little cooler.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs