set about doing

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set about doing something

to begin to do something. When are you going to set about fixing the roof? We will set about painting the house when the weather gets a little cooler.

See also: doing, set

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Now we have our reasons for wanting to save energy costs, how do we set about doing it. Save Energy Costs - Saving Home Energy Made Easy! by James Stewart / Environmental issues community So many clients told him about their cats being bullied that David Chamberlain set about doing something about it. The Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flap Has Arrived, at Last! by James Winsoar / Pets and Animals community We need to enjoy it as a reasonable achievement and as far as planning for next season is concerned we can set about doing it after a bit of a rest. Vikram: We got our reward; SPORTS ROUND-UP by Birmingham Mail (England)			serious about serve Serve a purpose serve around serve as Serve as a guinea pig serve for serve in serve notice serve on serve out serve right serve time serve to serve under serve up serve with service session set Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil set a precedent Set a thief to catch a thief set a trap set about set about doing set above set against set alarm bells ringing set apart set apart from set aside set at set back set back from set before set beside set down set down as set eyes on set face against set fire to set foot in set for set for life set forth set forth on set forward set free set great store by set heart against			set (one's) heart on set (one's) heart on set (one's) heart on set (one's) heart on set (one's) sights on set (one's) sights on set (one's) sights on set (one's) sights on set (someone) straight set (someone) straight set (someone) straight set (someone) straight Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil set a figure Set A Good Example set a name to set a precedent set a question at rest set a snare for set a task Set a thief to catch a thief set a trap set a trap for set a value on set ablaze set about set about set about set about set about set about doing set above set above others set abroach Set abstraction set adrift Set Adrift on Memory Bliss set afire set aflame set afloat set afoot set against set against set against set against set against set ahead set alarm bells ringing Set America Free set an earlier date set analyzer Set and Clear Enable set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart set apart for special use set apart from set aright set as a goal

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