set down as

set (one) down as (something)

To regard or consider one as something, especially in a dismissive or condescending manner. It's easy to set him down as a brainless braggart, but there is a deceptive amount of strategy in his approach. After she was caught smoking pot, her teachers set her down as a miscreant.

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set something down as something

to regard something as something. (See also put something down to something.) I set his behavior down as an event that would not repeat itself. Please just set the whole afternoon down as an exercise in patience.

See also: down, set

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