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set to work

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set to work
to begin doing something. They set to work bringing order to an organization that didn't even know how many computers it had. She pulled out her brushes and paper and set to work making a studio out of her hotel room.
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Now this made Jove angry, so he sent among them a big Stork that soon set to work gobbling them all up.
Fables by Aesop View in context
But the Tin Woodman set to work with his axe and chopped so well that soon he cleared a passage for the entire party.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
Montgomery, having unshipped the rudder, landed likewise, and all set to work at unloading.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
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