set about something

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

set about sth phrasal verb [ setting about sth sets about sth ]
to start to do or deal with something
• + -ing verb I've no idea how to set about changing a tyre on a car.
• I tried to apologize, but I think I set about it the wrong way.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Starting and beginning ↑Starting again ↑Dealing with things or people ↑Acting and acts ↑Coping and not coping ↑Tolerating and enduring
Main entry: set_{phrasal verb}