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Phrase(s): set someone or something above someone or something
1. to place someone or something in a physical location higher than someone or something. • Timmy’s dad set him above the others so he could see better. • I set the trophy above the television on a little shelf. 2. to regard someone or something as better than someone or something else. • Fred set his wife and children above everyone else. • Gene set his job above his family.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs