Expressions (A–Z)
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To serve as guide to/ To be eyes to someone
By metaphor: to serve as an advisor and mentor. To see and analyze complex reali...
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To set a matter upon his ignorance
See: "On his back."
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To set a snare at one's feet/ to spread (cast)a net for/ lay a snare/ to set a trap
Figuratively, to lay a trap in someone's path; to plan to harm or trip them up.
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To set limit/ establish a border/ to delimit (fix) a frontier
Set a boundary for a specific place. In a question: Educate and establish rules...
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To set one's seal/ to leave one's mark/ to leave an impression on
To place one's seal upon the document. Figuratively: to leave one’s traces. To i...
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to settle accounts with...
To settle accounts with. To conduct reckoning; to take revenge on.
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To settle in the hearts
In the question: We were entrusted with the hands of people who identified with...
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To shake off dust/ to rise fom dust
By metaphor: to restore oneself. He succeeded in emerging from the difficult sit...
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To sheathe the sword/ to return the sword to its sheath
He returned the sword to its sheath. In the question: He ceased fighting (the me...
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To shed saliva
By metaphor: to long for. Desire.
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