Please set down your name and address on this paper.
set down
idiomTo write.
The author decided to set down her life story in a book so her children would remember the details.
The historian carefully set down the oral traditions of the village, ensuring that these ancient stories would be preserved for future generations.
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all set
Ready, prepared, equipped.
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game, set, match
An expression indicating finality, announcing that a series of events—usually involving some form of rivalry—has reached a conclusion.
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grow a set
Synonym of grow a pair.
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jet set
A social class of wealthy people who travel for pleasure.
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set a spell
To sit down for a period of time, especially in the company of other people and in order to relax or to engage in casual conversation.
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set back
To cost money.
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set by the ears
To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
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set eyes on
To see; to observe.