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Phrase(s): set something in
a place to locate the action of a play or movie in a place. • The author set the second act in a wooded glade. • The opera was set in a forest outside Moscow., Phrase(s): set something in
Go to set something into something., Phrase(s): set in
to begin; to become fixed for a period of time. • A severe cold spell set in early in November. • When high temperatures set in, the use of electricity went up considerably., Phrase(s): set something in
a type face to set something in type, a particular style of type, or a particular font. • Why not set this section in italics to make it stand out from the rest? • Why was this paragraph set in bold type?
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Insert, put in, as in I still have to set in the sleeves and then the sweater will be done. [Late 1300s] 2. Begin to happen or become apparent, as in Darkness was setting in as I left. [c. 1700] 3. Move toward the shore, said of wind or water, as in The tide sets in very quickly here. [Early 1700s]
American Heritage Idioms