set something down

set something down
set something down† and put something down†
1. to place something on the surface of something. •

Andy set the hot skillet down on the dishcloth and burned a hole in it.

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He set down the skillet here and burned the counter.

2. to write something on paper. •

Let me put this down on paper so we will have a record of what was said.

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I will set down this note on paper.

3. to land an aircraft. •

The pilot put the plane down exactly on time.

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I can't set down this plane in the fog.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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