set (something) for (something)
set (something) for (something)
To input a particular setting or value into something else. You'll need to set the washing machine for 90 degrees to properly disinfect those sheets. I closed the oven door and set the timer for 35 minutes.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
set something for something
to adjust something for a particular setting. I set the thermostat for a lower temperature. Please set the air conditioning for about 75 degrees.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- set for
- on the chance that
- on the outside chance
- on the off chance (that) (something happens)
- on the off-chance
- have no use for
- have no use for (someone or something)
- have no use for somebody/something
- if that's not (something), (then) I don't know what is
- How much is (something)?