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University’, ‘set up’ is a phrasal verb. ‘Set up’ means ‘to build
something’. A phrasal verb is a verb combined with an adverb
or a preposition to give a new meaning.
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When ‘set’ is used with other prepositions/adverbs, it conveys
different meanings. Read the following phrasal verbs and their
meanings:
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aside (to reserve for a
special purpose)
about (To begin or start: forth
set about solving the problem) (to express in words)
set
down out (start a journey)
(to put in writing)
off (to cause to explode)
in (to begin to happen)
Refer to a dictionary and make sentences using the above
phrasal verbs.
2. Idioms
An idiom is an expression consisting of a group of words
whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual
words.
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