- set the scene
- to describe a situation where something is going to happen soon.
First, let's set the scene - it was a cold dark night with a strong wind blowing...
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
set the scene
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set the scene — To describe the background to an event, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑scene * * * describe a place or situation in which something is about to happen ■ create the conditions for a future event the congressman s speech set the scene for a bitter debate * … Useful english dictionary
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 the scene — 1) to create the conditions that make it possible for an event to happen set the scene for: These findings have set the scene for further debate on the system. 2) to give someone the information that they need so that they can understand what is… … English dictionary
set the scene for something — 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… … New idioms dictionary
set the scene for — 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… … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
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
(the) scene is set for something — 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
(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
set the scene (for something) — … Useful english dictionary
