set the stage for something
- set the stage for something
set the stage for something phrase
to create the conditions in which something is likely to happen
The drivers’ demands were rejected, setting the stage for a prolonged transport strike.
Thesaurus: to make something possible
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set the ˈstage for sth idiom
to make it possible for sth to happen; to make sth likely to happen
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Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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