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Definition of set-to in English: set-tonounPlural set-tos informal A fight or argument. 〈非正式〉打架；争吵 we had a little set-to in the pub 我们在酒吧发生了一点争吵。 Example sentencesExamples - Since then she has had several set-tos with the administration over various topics.
- But even this hawkishness hasn't spared him from set-tos with conservatives.
- Having previously had a set-to about a similar issue with the particular gallery, I was disinclined to raise the issue.
- I had a bit of a set-to with him and his mates last night so I came home by myself.
- His set-to with the federal agency not only underscores the often misguided intent of arts funding, but the futility of conforming to other people's standards.
- But set-tos at the tables of Cafe St Honore are a thing of the past as sophisticated French cuisine transforms it into a venue for fine dining
- Over the past few months Lea, already worth several million pounds, has been having a bit of a set-to with his US colleagues.
- They are set-tos that serve to harden the perception of Penn as entirely without humour.
- Returning to the painting course, he felt nothing for oil-on-canvas and had a set-to with tutors in his fourth year when he started painting on Formica panels.
- And the show's roving reporter will inevitably look as if he has experienced a major set-to with the studio hairdresser before each episode.
- The USGA is party to the horrific set-to we face today.
Synonyms argument, row, fight, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out argument, quarrel, disagreement, squabble, fight, difference of opinion, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud, dissension, war of words, contretemps, exchange of views
Definition of set-to in US English: set-tonounˈsɛt ˌtuˈset ˌto͞o informal A fight or argument. 〈非正式〉打架；争吵 we had a little set-to about her piano practicing Example sentencesExamples - Returning to the painting course, he felt nothing for oil-on-canvas and had a set-to with tutors in his fourth year when he started painting on Formica panels.
- Over the past few months Lea, already worth several million pounds, has been having a bit of a set-to with his US colleagues.
- But even this hawkishness hasn't spared him from set-tos with conservatives.
- His set-to with the federal agency not only underscores the often misguided intent of arts funding, but the futility of conforming to other people's standards.
- The USGA is party to the horrific set-to we face today.
- They are set-tos that serve to harden the perception of Penn as entirely without humour.
- And the show's roving reporter will inevitably look as if he has experienced a major set-to with the studio hairdresser before each episode.
- I had a bit of a set-to with him and his mates last night so I came home by myself.
- Having previously had a set-to about a similar issue with the particular gallery, I was disinclined to raise the issue.
- But set-tos at the tables of Cafe St Honore are a thing of the past as sophisticated French cuisine transforms it into a venue for fine dining
- Since then she has had several set-tos with the administration over various topics.
Synonyms argument, row, fight, disagreement, difference of opinion, dissension, falling-out argument, quarrel, disagreement, squabble, fight, difference of opinion, dispute, wrangle, clash, altercation, feud, dissension, war of words, contretemps, exchange of views
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