set somebody up

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. set sb up phrasal verb before or after object [ setting sb up sets sb up ]
 
ESTABLISH
1. to establish someone or yourself in a business or position
• After he left college, his father set him up in the family business.
• reflexive She set herself up as an interior designer.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs
 
BENEFIT
2. to provide the money that someone needs for an important task or activity which is expected to last a long time
• Winning the lottery has set them up for life.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Giving, providing and supplying
3. to provide someone with the energy or health that you need for a particular period of time
• A good breakfast really sets you up for the day.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Treating and caring for people
 
DECEIVE
4. often passive informal to trick someone in order to make them do something, or in order to make them seem guilty of something that they have not done
• They claimed that they weren't selling drugs, but that they'd been set up by the police.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Cheating and tricking ↑Plotting and trapping
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▪ II. set sth/sb up phrasal verb before or after object [ setting sth/sb up sets sth/sb up ]
to provide someone or something with all the necessary things for a particular activity or period of time
• I think we're set up with everything we need for the journey.
• We went on a shopping trip and got him all set up for the new term.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Giving, providing and supplying
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