set somebody back

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. set sb back (sth) phrasal verb informal [ setting sb back sth sets sb back sth ]
to cost someone a large amount of money
• Buying that suit must have set you back.
• That new car looks as if it set you back a bit, Geoff.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Costing too much ↑Expensive and luxurious ↑Paying and spending money
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▪ II. set sth/sb back phrasal verb before or after object [ setting sth/sb back sets sth/sb back ]
to delay an event, process or person
• The opening of the new swimming pool has been set back by a few weeks.
• A war would inevitably set back the process of reform.
See also setback
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Delaying and wasting time
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