set the scene for something

set the scene for something
set the scene for (something) if you set the scene for something, you make it possible or likely to happen.

The recent resignation of two government ministers has set the scene for a pre-election crisis.


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  • set the scene for — (something) if you set the scene for something, you make it possible or likely to happen. The recent resignation of two government ministers has set the scene for a pre election crisis …   New idioms dictionary

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  • set the scene — (for (something)) 1. to describe a situation so that people can understand what is happening. Let me just set the scene briefly and my colleague will add some details later. 2. to make something possible or likely to happen. The recent… …   New idioms dictionary

  • set someone up (for something) — tv. to set he scene for something to happen to someone. □ His buddies set him up for the gag which ended up injuring two of them severely. □ Who set me up for this anyway? …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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  • (the) scene is set for — the scene is set for (something) set the scene for (something) if you set the scene for something, you make it possible or likely to happen. After a disastrous first half, the scene was set for a humiliating defeat …   New idioms dictionary

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