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set sb back (sth) phrasal verb
phrasal verb informal
Definition
to cost someone a large amount of money
Buying that suit must have set you back.
That new car looks as if it set you back a bit, Geoff.
(Definition of set sb back (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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