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[set one’s cap for]{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]{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 hand to] See: PUT ONE’S HAND TO.

[set one’s hand to the plow] See: PUT ONE’S HAND TO THE PLOW.

[set one’s heart on]{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 house in order] See: PUT ONE’S HOUSE IN ORDER.

[set one’s mind at rest]{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]{v. phr.} To be determined to; decide to. •/He has set his mind on buying an old chateau in France./

[set one’s 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]{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./

[set on foot] See: ON FOOT.

[set out]{v.} 1. To leave on a journey or voyage. •/The Pilgrims set out for the New World./ Compare: SET FORTH(2), SET OFF(4), START OUT. 2. To decide and begin to try; attempt. •/George set out to improve his pitching./ 3. To plant in the ground. •/The gardener set out some tomato seedlings./

[set right]{v. phr.} To discipline; correct; indicate the correct procedure. •/"Your bookkeeping is all messed up," the accountant said. "Let me set it right for you, once and for all."/

[set sail]{v. phr.} To begin a sea voyage; start sailing. •/The ship set sail for Europe./

[set store by]{v. phr.}, {informal} To like or value; want to keep. Used with a qualifying word between "set" and "store". •/George sets great store by that old tennis racket./ •/Pat doesn’t set much store by Mike’s advice./

[set the ball rolling] See: GET THE BALL ROLLING.

[set the pace]{v. phr.} To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. •/The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up./ •/Louise set the pace in selling tickets for the school play./ — [pace-setter]{n.} •/John is the pace-setter of the class./ — [pace-setting]{adj.} •/Bob’s time in the cross-country race was pace-setting./ •/The country is growing at a pace-setting rate./

[set the stage for]{v. phr.} To prepare the way or situation for (an event); to make a situation ready for something to happen. •/The country’s economic problems set the stage for a depression./