set your mind to it

  • 21mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …

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  • 22mind */*/*/ — I UK [maɪnd] / US noun Word forms mind : singular mind plural minds Metaphor: Your mind is like a container or area, with thoughts being stored there or going in and out. The memory of that day is still fresh in my mind. ♦ A few doubts remained… …

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  • 23mind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ the complex nature of the human mind ▪ conscious, subconscious, unconscious ▪ Our subconscious mind tries to protect us …

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  • 24set — 1 /set/ verb past tense and past participle set PUT DOWN 1 PUT (transitive always + adv/prep) to carefully put something down somewhere, especially something that is difficult to carry: set sth down/on etc: She set the tray down on a table next… …

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  • 25set — I. verb (set; setting) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High German sezzen to set, Old English sittan to sit Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to cause to sit ; place in or on a seat 2 …

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  • 26set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …

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  • 27set one's mind at rest — {v. phr.} To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. * / Lef me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week. / …

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  • 28set\ one's\ mind\ at\ rest — v. phr. To relieve someone s anxieties; reassure someone. Let me set your mind at rest about the operation, Dr. Vanek said. You ll be back on your feet in a week …

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  • 29set — I verb 1) Beth set the bag on the table Syn: put (down), place, lay, deposit, position, settle, leave, stand, plant, posit; informal stick, dump, park, plunk 2) the cottage is set on a hill …

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  • 30set — /set/, v., set, setting, n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table. 2. to place in a particular position or posture: Set the baby on his feet. 3. to place in some relation to something …

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