set down as

set (one) down as (something)

To regard or consider one as something, especially in a dismissive or condescending manner. It's easy to set him down as a brainless braggart, but there is a deceptive amount of strategy in his approach. After she was caught smoking pot, her teachers set her down as a miscreant.
See also: down, set
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

set something down as something

to regard something as something. (See also put something down to something.) I set his behavior down as an event that would not repeat itself. Please just set the whole afternoon down as an exercise in patience.
See also: down, set
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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  • jaw down
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  • jawed
  • bring (one) low
  • talk down to