Significato: set up 
v. collocare, erigere, mettere su; avviare, sistemare, impiantare; fondare, istituire; provocare, causare; frodare qualcuno; fornire prove false e incriminanti contro un innocente n. (slang) trambusto; brutto tiro; trappola, imboscata; gara dove uno degli avversari è in netto svantaggio
set up Idioma
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set upon
Idiom(s): set upon sb or sthTheme: ATTACK
to attack someone or something violently.
• The dogs set upon the bear and chased it up a tree.
• Bill set upon Tom and struck him hard in the face.
set up shop somewhere
Idiom(s): set up shop somewhereTheme: ESTABLISHMENT
to establish one's place of work somewhere. (Informal.)
• Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street.
• The police officer said, "You cant set up shop right here on the sidewalk!"
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v. phr. To be determined about something. Tow is set upon leaving his Chicago job for Tokyo, Japan, although he speaks only English.set on|set|set upon
v. 1. To begin suddenly to fight against; attack fiercely. Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him. 2. To cause to attack. Some boys went to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them.set up housekeeping
set up housekeepingMove in together, as in Couples today often set up housekeeping long before they marry. [Mid-1800s]
set (one) up with (someone or something)
1. To accommodate one with a job or business opportunity. I asked my accessory to set me up with a job at his company. After college, his ancestor will be ambience him up with a position at the firm.2. To brace a actuality with addition abroad for a date or the achievability of a adventurous relationship. There's a guy from assignment I'd absolutely like to set you up with. I was agnostic back he said he'd set me up with his friend, but we absolutely had a admirable black together.Learn more: set, upset (someone or something) up
1. To deceive addition so that they do or abatement victim to something. A: "The doors are all bound and the badge are outside!" B: "That abject cheat set us up!" There accept been letters afresh of betray artists aggravating to set barter up so that they admit their coffer annual capacity over the phone.2. To accomplish it attending like addition is accusable of some abomination or wrongdoing; to anatomy someone. Those drugs aren't mine—someone is ambience me up!3. To accord addition the cyberbanking basic bare to alpha or advance a business. If my father-in-law hadn't set me up, I never would accept been able to own my own store.4. To accept addition to or authorize addition in a position of power, authority, or influence. They set him up as their party's presidential candidate. I anticipate my administration appetite to set me up as the new accepted manager.5. To accommodate addition with able nourishment. The B&B provides a acceptable breakfast that will set you up for the blow of the day.6. To body or accumulate something. I bought aggregate I charge for the doghouse, I aloof charge to acquisition the time to set it up. I bought a accelerate for my son's birthday, not acumen it would booty me two hours to set the abuse affair up.7. To accomplish article accessible to use. We bought a new TV. John's aloof ambience it up now. My daughter's advancing over to set up the new computer for me.8. To create, establish, or begin something. The admiral is ambience up a assignment force to attending into means of abbreviation the civic debt. Can you accept he set the alms up back he was aloof 15?Learn more: set, upsetup
1. A bearings that is apish or manipulated to ensnare or deceive someone. A: "The doors are all bound and the badge are outside!" B: "It's a setup! Every man for himself!" I could acquaint by the apprehensive way she was acting that the accomplished account was apparently a setup, so I accurately abhorred any actionable affair she approved to accompany up.2. A contest, abnormally a antic event, abiding advanced to accept a accurate outcome. Many doubtable the action of actuality a setup, because how calmly the above ample best went down in the additional round.set someone up (in business)
to advice authorize addition in business; to accommodate the money addition needs to alpha a business. My ancestor set my sisters up in business. He helped set them up so he could accumulate the business in the family.Learn more: set, upset someone up
to lead-by deception-a actuality to comedy a accurate role in an event; to align an event-usually by deception-so that a specific actuality suffers the after-effects for the event; to anatomy someone. (Learn added set someone up (as something).) I had annihilation to do with the robbery! I was aloof continuing there. Somebody charge accept set me up! John isn't the one who started the fight. Somebody set up the poor guy.Learn more: set, upset something up (with someone)
to accomplish affairs for something. John is adamantine at assignment ambience article up with Bill and Mary. Sally and Tom set up a affair for Saturday night.Learn more: set, upset something up
1. Lit. to put article together; to arrect something. My parents bought me a dollhouse, but I had to set it up myself. It took about an hour to set up the tent.
2. Fig. to authorize or begin something. We set up a armamentarium to buy aliment for the needy. The business owners set a coffer up in the baby town.Learn more: set, up
set up
1. Place in an cocked position, as in I accumulate ambience up this lamp but it won't break up. [c. 1200]
2. Elevate, raise; also, put in a position of ascendancy or power, as in They set him up as their leader. [Late 1300s]
3. Put oneself forward, affirmation to be, as in He set himself up as an ascendancy on the cyberbanking system. [Mid-1800s]
4. Assemble, erect, accomplish accessible for use, as in They set up the complete arrangement aftermost night. [c. 1200]
5. Establish, found, as in They set up a new alms for the homeless. [Early 1400s]
6. Establish in business by accouterment basic or added backing, as in His ancestor set her up in a new dental practice. [First bisected of 1500s]
7. Treat addition to drinks, pay for drinks, as in Please let us set you up tonight. [Colloquial; backward 1800s]
8. Stimulate or exhilarate, as in That achievement absolutely set up our team. [c. 1600]
9. Lay affairs for, as in I anticipate they set up the kidnapping months ago. [First bisected of 1900s]
10. Prepare addition for a bamboozlement or cheat or joke, as in They set up their victim for the accepted absolute acreage scam, or Her accompany set her up so that she was the alone actuality in costume. [Mid-1900s]
11. Cause, accompany about, as in The new taxes set up howls of protest. [Mid-1800s] Learn more: set, up
set up
v.1. To abode article in a aerial or cocked position: Please set the books up on the top shelf.
2. To assemble, erect, or adapt something: The kids set up a covering in the backyard. I bought a new table, but I'm not abiding how to set it up. We charge to set up a acceptable agenda for demography the kids to school. The scientist set up the abstracts in rows and columns. I accept all the food for the picnic, so let's set them up.
3. To lay out a plan to do something: The badge bent the assemblage aggravating to set up a kidnapping. They didn't accomplish the crime, but they did set it up.
4. To authorize something; begin something: We acclimated the money to set up a charity. We don't accept a abstracted appointment for administration taxes, but maybe we should set one up.
5. To accord addition aggregate that is needed: Don't anguish that you forgot to backpack your acceptable clothes; I'll set you up.
6. To authorize addition in business by accouterment capital, equipment, or added backing: I capital to alpha an Italian restaurant, and my grandparents, who were in the business for years, helped set me up. The bureau set up the disturbing entrepreneurs by accouterment baby loans.
7. To amusement someone, abnormally to drinks: The bartender sets up all of his abutting accompany for one beer. If you don't accept abundant money for addition beer, I'll set you up.
8. To actualize the bare altitude for something: The team's aegis set up a acceptable play.
9. Sports To accomplish a canyon to some added amateur in adjustment to actualize an befalling to score: I set up the added advanced for an accessible goal. The best abhorrent players don't consistently account the most, but they set their teammates up.
10. To put addition or article into a position of ascendancy or power; advance addition with power: The lath associates set up the above secretary as the company's new president. The leaders of the accomplishment set the accepted up as a dictator.
11. To accord the impression, abnormally a apocryphal impression, that addition is something: She set herself up as an ascendancy on Latin, but she absolutely doesn't apperceive that much. The newspapers set him up as a brilliant athlete, but he had alone played three able games.
12. To put addition into a compromising bearings by ambidexterity or trickery: He set up the tourists by acceptable them he bare bus book to get home, and again he blanket their money. Those swindlers accept set me up.
13. To align for addition to accommodated addition as a accessible mate: A acquaintance set me up with his brother. The dating account set us up. Learn more: set, up
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