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Idiom

set up one's staff

Meaning

To take up one's residence; to start to live in a certain place

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“They decided to set up their staff in a small village.”

“After moving to the city for work, she finally set up her staff in a cozy apartment near the park.”

“Following years of travel, the weary explorer chose to set up his staff in a quiet coastal town to spend his final days in peace.”

Examples

simple

“They decided to set up their staff in a small village.”

contextual

“After moving to the city for work, she finally set up her staff in a cozy apartment near the park.”

complex

“Following years of travel, the weary explorer chose to set up his staff in a quiet coastal town to spend his final days in peace.”

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