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• 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 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