set something against something
Definition
› to consider one thing in relation to another: He describes the major discoveries in the field, set against the backdrop of how scientists work together.
(Definition of set something against something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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set someone against someone/something phrasal verb
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set someone back (something) phrasal verb
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set someone straight idiom
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set someone/something apart phrasal verb
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set someone/something on someone phrasal verb
- set something against something phrasal verb
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set something in motion idiom
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set something to music idiom
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set the stage (for something) idiom
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set the tone (for something) idiom
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set up shop idiom
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