set+in+action
101set\ the\ ball\ rolling — • get the ball rolling • set the ball rolling • start the ball rolling informal To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin. George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke. Compare: keep the ball rolling …
102set the wheels in motion — begin a process or put a plan into action. → set …
103set-off — noun 1》 an item or amount set off against another. ↘Law a counterbalancing debt pleaded by the defendant in an action to recover money due. ↘dated a counterbalancing or compensating circumstance or condition. 2》 a step or shoulder at… …
104action ex contractu — /aekshan eks kantraektyuw/ An action for breach of promise set forth in a contract, express or implied. McCullough v. The American Workmen, 200 S.C. 84, 20 S.E.2d 640 …
105action ex contractu — /aekshan eks kantraektyuw/ An action for breach of promise set forth in a contract, express or implied. McCullough v. The American Workmen, 200 S.C. 84, 20 S.E.2d 640 …
106set the agenda — draw up a list of items to be discussed at a meeting ■ influence or determine a program of action the activists set the agenda, and timorous administrators usually go along …
107set·ting — /ˈsɛtıŋ/ noun, pl tings [count] 1 : the place and conditions in which something happens or exists This would be a beautiful/perfect/ideal setting for a picnic. You will have the opportunity to view the animals in their natural setting.… …
108set a stone rolling — put into action …
109set off alarm bells — to warn of trouble and the need for action. The report about worldwide climate change should sound alarm bells in every community …
110ˌset ˈpiece — noun [C] a performance or action that is planned very carefully …