Phrasal Verbs
to make somebody oppose a friend, relative, etc. She accused her husband of setting the children against her.
- 1to judge something by comparing good or positive qualities with bad or negative ones Set against the benefits of the new technology, there is also a strong possibility that jobs will be lost.
- 2(finance) to record something as a business cost as a way of reducing the amount of tax you must pay to set capital costs off against tax
