set on イディオム
set one
set one back
have one's heart set on
Tim doesn't know what to do．His wife has her heart set on a fur coat for Christmas but he can't afford to buy it for her this year．蒂姆不知如何是好，他的妻子一心想买一件皮外衣过圣诞节，但是他今年买不起。
set on
Tom was walking through the park when a gang of boys set on him．汤姆穿过公园时，一群男孩袭击了他。
2．cause to attack 使袭击；唆使
Some boys want to steal melons but the farmer set his dog on them．有些男孩想偷瓜，那个农民就放出狗去咬他们。
3．be determined on 决定
John is set on playing cricket for England．约翰已决定为英格兰打板球。
My wife is set on having that fur coat．我妻子一心想买那件皮大衣。
set on fire
Be careful with the candle，you will set those curtains on fire．当心蜡烛，你会把帘子烧着的。
set on foot
Plans have been set on foot for a party for Miss Jackson，because she is retiring．已经计划为杰克逊小姐举行一个聚会，因为她要退休了。
set one's heart on
He set his heart on that bike．他很想要那辆自行车。
2．hope very much to succeed in doing sth．很希望成功地做某事
He set his heart on winning the race．他很希望能赢得这场比赛。
set one's heart (up) on
He set his heart on that bike．他很想要那辆自行车。
2．hope very much to succeed in doing sth．很希望成功地做某事
He set his heart on winning the race．他很希望能赢得这场比赛。
set one's mind on
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it．世上无难事，只怕有心人。
If he sets his mind on doing some thing，it takes a lot to dissuade him．如果他下决心要做某事，要花很大努力才能说服他不去做。
set one's mind to
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it．世上无难事，只怕有心人。
If he sets his mind on doing some thing，it takes a lot to dissuade him．如果他下决心要做某事，要花很大努力才能说服他不去做。
set one's mind to/on
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it．世上无难事，只怕有心人。
If he sets his mind on doing some thing，it takes a lot to dissuade him．如果他下决心要做某事，要花很大努力才能说服他不去做。
set one's teeth on edge
Idiom(s): set one's teeth on edgeTheme: ANNOYANCE
[for a person or a noise] to be irritating or get on one's nerves.
• Please don't scrape your fingernails on the blackboard! It sets my teeth on edge!
• Here comes Bob. He's so annoying. He really sets my teeth on edge.
set one's sights on
Idiom(s): set one's sights on sthTheme: DETERMINATION
to select something as one's goal.
• I set my sights on a master's degree from the state university.
• Don’t set your sights on something you cannot possibly do.
set one's heart against
Idiom(s): set one's heart against sthTheme: OPPOSITION
to turn against something; to become totally against something.
• Jane set her heart against going to Australia.
• I set my heart against her departure.
set one back on one's heels
Idiom(s): set one back on one's heelsTheme: SURPRISE
to surprise, shock, or overwhelm someone.
• Her sudden announcement set us all back on our heels.
• The manager scolded me, and that really set me back on my heels.
one's heart is set on
Idiom(s): one's heart is set on sthTheme: DESIRE
to desire and expect something.
• Jane's heart is set on going to London.
• My heart is set on returning home.
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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.put one's hand to|hand|put|set|set one's hand to|t
v. phr. To start working at; try to do. Hal does a good job at everything mat he turns his hand to. After Mr. Sullivan found farming unprofitable, he moved to town and turned his hand to carpentry.put one's hand to the plow|hand|plow|put|set one's
v. phr. To start doing something of importance; give yourself to a big job. We felt that he had put his hand to the plow, and we didn't like it when he quit.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 one's cap for|cap|set
v. phr., informal To attempt to win the love of or to marry. Usually used of a girl or woman. The young girl set her cap for the new town doctor, who was a bachelor.set one's face against|face|set
v. phr., literary To be very much against; strongly disapprove. The banker's daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it.set one's heart on|heart|set
v. phr. To want very much. He set his heart on that bike. also: To be very desirous of; hope very much to succeed in.
Used with a verbal noun. He set his heart on winning the race.set one's mind at rest|mind|set
v. phr. To relieve someone's anxieties; reassure someone. "Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation," Dr. Vanek said. "You'll be back on your feet in a week."set one's mind on|mind|set
v. phr. To be determined to; decide to. He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France.set one's sights|set|sights
v. phr. 1. To want to reach; aim for. John has set his sights higher than the job he has now. 2. To wish to get or win. Owen set his sights on the championship.set one's teeth on edge|edge|set|teeth|tooth
v. phr. 1. To have a sharp sour taste that makes you rub your teeth together. The lemon juice set my teeth on edge. 2. To make one feel nervous or annoyed. She looks so mean that her face sets my teeth on edge.upset one's applecart|applecart|upset|upset the ap
v. phr., informal To ruin a plan or what is being done, often by surprise or accident; change how things are or are being done, often unexpectedly; ruin or mix up another person's success or plan for success. John upset the other team's applecart by hitting a home run in the last inning and we won the game. We are planning a surprise party for Bill, so don't let Mary upset the applecart by telling him before the party. Frank thinks he is going to be the boss, but I'll upset his applecart the first chance I get.Compare: ROCK THE BOAT.
heart is set on
heart is set onsee set one's heart on.
set on a pedestal
set on a pedestalsee on a pedestal, put.
set one back on one's feet
set one back on one's feetHelp restore one's position, reestablish one, as in The outplacement office promised to help set the displaced workers back on their feet. This idiom uses an upright position as a metaphor for being active and productive.
set one's back up
set one's back upsee put one's back up.
set one's cap for
set one's cap forPursue someone romantically, as in We all thought Anne had set her cap for Joe, but we were wrong. In the 1700s this term, which may have alluded to donning one's best headgear, was applied to members of either sex, but by the early 1800s it generally described a woman chasing a man. It is probably obsolescent.
set one's face against
set one's face againstStrongly disapprove, as in Her parents set their faces against her eloping. The term set one's face has been used in the sense of “assume a fixed facial expression” since the mid-1500s.
set one's mind at rest
set one's mind at restAlso, put one's mind at rest. Stop worrying, allay one's anxiety. For example, Your car's been found undamaged, so set your mind at rest. Also see lay at rest.
set one's seal on
set one's seal onAlso, put one's seal on. Authorize, give one's approval to, as in We can go ahead as soon as the boss sets his seal on it. This idiom alludes to the old-time practice of affixing a seal on a document as a form of verification. It also began to be used more loosely in the early 1600s.
set (someone or something) (up)on (one)
To command, instruct, or adjustment addition or an beastly to advance one. The guards set the dogs on the ambitious thieves. The abomination bang-up set his goons aloft the accountant who banned to acquit money for him.Learn more: setset (up)on (doing something)
Determined to do or accomplish something. My cousin, set aloft actuality the best tennis amateur in the world, trains for six hours every day. She's been set on acceptable a fighter pilot anytime back she was a little girl.Learn more: setset (up)on (someone or something)
To atrociously advance addition or something. The brace of thieves set aloft the traveling merchant, burglary his appurtenances and abrogation him half-dead on the ancillary of the road. The array descended into anarchy as a bashed bandage of teenagers set aloft the capital float and began disturbing it to pieces. The deer was set on by the abundance lion.Learn more: setset (someone or an animal) on (someone or an animal)
to command addition or an beastly to advance addition or an animal. The assemblage baton set his thugs on the brash tourists. Scott set his hounds on the raccoon.Learn more: on, setset something (up)on something
to abode article on the apparent of something. Mrs. Franklin set a basin of bake-apple aloft the table. I set my abandoned bottle on the counter.Learn more: on, setset on
Also, set upon.1. Attack; see set at.
2. Instigate, appetite one to appoint in action, as in The earlier boys set on the adolescent ones to get in trouble. [Early 1500s]
3. be set on or aloft . Be bent to, as in He's set on belief law. Learn more: on, set
set on
v.1. To advance addition or something: The lions set on the gazelles.
2. To appetite or abet addition or article to advance addition or something: The guards set advance dogs on the intruder. Learn more: on, set
set on
Resolved to do article or acerb adulatory for something: She is set on accepting a role in the play.Learn more: on, set
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