► setting aside I’ve been setting aside a few pounds each week. ► setting off fireworks Jeff and David were in the back yard setting off fireworks. ► idyllic setting/surroundings/scene etc If you want old-world tradition in an idyllic setting, this is the hotel for you. ► intimate setting The collection has been moved from its intimate setting to the British Museum. ► the rising/setting sun (=the sun as it appears/disappears)· The fields were ablaze with light from the setting sun.