Set the wheels in motion
see: set in motion
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- Setting
noun 1. the act of a person or thing that sets. 2. the surroundings or environment of anything: The garden was a perfect setting for the house. 3. the mounting in which a jewel is set. 4. a group of all the articles, as of china, silver, or glass, required for setting a table or […]
- Setting lotion
noun 1. a perfumed solution of gum or a synthetic resin in a solvent, used in hairdressing to make a set last longer
- Setting rule
noun 1. (printing) a metal strip used in the hand-setting of type in a composing stick to separate the line being set from the previous one
- Settle
verb (used with object), settled, settling. 1. to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions). 2. to place in a desired state or in order: to settle one’s affairs. 3. to pay, as a bill. 4. to close (an account) by payment. 5. to migrate to and organize […]
- Settle a score
Also, settle or wipe out an old score or scores . Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain . These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the […]