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is less common.) •It's that time of year when you must set your clocks and watches back!
•Set back your clock tonight.
•I have to put all the clocks back.
; 2. set something back from something elseDictionary of American idioms. 2013.
set something back — set (someone/something) back to delay or stop the progress of someone or something. Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back. New violence has set back the peace process … New idioms dictionary
set something back from something — ˌset sth ˈback (from sth) derived usually passive to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth • The house is set well back from the road. Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
set something back — … Useful english dictionary
set someone back — set (someone/something) back to delay or stop the progress of someone or something. Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back. New violence has set back the peace process … New idioms dictionary
set you back — The sum of money something sets you back is the amount it costs you. Changing the heating system will set us back about $5000 … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
set (you) back (something) — to cost you an amount of money. A marriage license will only set you back $30. The gas powered generator would set him back at least $5 million … New idioms dictionary
set somebody back something — ˌset sb ˈback sth derived no passive (informal) to cost sb a particular amount of money • The repairs could set you back over £200. Main entry: ↑setderived … Useful english dictionary
set someone/something back — DELAY, hold up, hold back, slow down/up, retard, check, decelerate; hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, inhibit, frustrate, thwart. → set * * * 1) delay or impede the progress of someone or something this incident undoubtedly set back research … Useful english dictionary
set something to rights — put/set/something to rights phrase to make something go back to its normal state again We’ll have to put the place to rights before they get back. Thesaurus: to make something bettersynonym Main entry: right * * * … Useful english dictionary
ˌset sth ˈback — phrasal verb to delay the progress of something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
put/set something to rights — put/set (something) to rights : to put (something) back into the normal or proper condition He helped his mother put things to rights [=put things in order] after his father died. • • • Main Entry: ↑right … Useful english dictionary
