set+speech
41set forth — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you set forth a number of facts, beliefs, or arguments, you explain them in writing or speech in a clear, organized way. [FORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] Dr. Mesibov set forth the basis of his approach to teaching students. Syn: set …
42set one's nerves on edge — • to set one s teeth on edge • to set one s nerves on edge (from Idioms in Speech) to make one disgusted; to make one feel annoyed or irritated by a remark, a sound or an action The outdated temporary gentleman phrase set my teeth on edge. (J.… …
43set one's teeth on edge — • to set one s teeth on edge • to set one s nerves on edge (from Idioms in Speech) to make one disgusted; to make one feel annoyed or irritated by a remark, a sound or an action The outdated temporary gentleman phrase set my teeth on edge. (J.… …
44set one's heart on — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… …
45set one's heart on doing smth — want very much I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I won t be able to go because I have no money. (from Idioms in Speech) implies to long for rather than to intend; to have at all costs Well, it s a mess. She s set her heart upon… …
46set something forth — PRESENT, describe, set out, detail, delineate, explain, expound; state, declare, announce; submit, offer, put forward, advance, propose, propound. → set * * * state or describe something in writing or speech …
47speech sound — Phonet. 1. any of the set of distinctive sounds of a given language. Cf. phoneme. 2. any audible, elemental, acoustic event occurring in speech: Go contains the speech sound o. Cf. phone2. 3. any of the sounds of the entire phonetic system of a… …
48Set learning free — Wikiversity URL http://www.wikiversity.org Slogan …
49set piece — noun Date: 1834 1. a. a composition (as in literature, art, or music) executed in a fixed or ideal form often with studied artistry and brilliant effect b. a scene, depiction, speech, or event that is obviously designed to have an imposing effect …
50set one's mind on smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to be intent on; to be determined about It was true that he had his ways. When he set his mind on something, that was that. I may as well tell you that I should have thrown it up, only, I m not in the habit of giving up… …
