to set sb back (by)
1set someone back — set (someone/something) back to delay or stop the progress of someone or something. Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back. New violence has set back the peace process …
2set something back — set (someone/something) back to delay or stop the progress of someone or something. Then I needed a second operation, which really set me back. New violence has set back the peace process …
3set (you) back (something) — to cost you an amount of money. A marriage license will only set you back $30. The gas powered generator would set him back at least $5 million …
4set somebody back something — ˌset sb ˈback sth derived no passive (informal) to cost sb a particular amount of money • The repairs could set you back over £200. Main entry: ↑setderived …
5set something back from something — ˌset sth ˈback (from sth) derived usually passive to place sth, especially a building, at a distance from sth • The house is set well back from the road. Main entry: ↑setderived …
6set one back — index deter, hold up (delay), impede Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7set sb back — Ⅰ. UK US set sb back (sth) Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► INFORMAL to cost someone a large amount of money: »The accident will set the car s owner back about €2,000. » It is a place where a cup of c …
8set sb back sth — Ⅰ. UK US set sb back (sth) Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► INFORMAL to cost someone a large amount of money: »The accident will set the car s owner back about €2,000. » It is a place where a cup of c …
9set sth back — UK US set sth/sb back Phrasal Verb with set({{}}/set/ verb (setting, set, set) ► to delay an event or process: »A sustained rise in oil prices could set back the recovery. set sth back by sth »The launch of the new version could be set back by at …
10set someone back — tv. to cost someone. □ That must have set you back a mint! □ This bracelet set me back plenty …
