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set out to

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set out to do something

to begin doing something that is part of a plan. When Mary set out to become a writer, she had no idea how difficult it would be to earn a living.

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set in motion
set in stone
set in train
set off
set off alarm bells
set out
set out stall

set out to
set right
set sail
set sights
set sights on
set straight
set teeth on edge
set the agenda

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