单词 | set in motion |
释义 | set in motionSEE SYNONYMS FOR set in motion ON THESAURUS.COM Start something moving, give impetus to something, as in A press conference set the new project in motion. It is also put as set the wheels in motion, as in Let's set the wheels in motion for the new library wing. This idiom dates from about 1800. It was preceded by put in motion, which dates from the mid-1600s. Words nearby set in motionSETI, setiferous, setiform, setigerous, set-in, set in motion, set-in sleeve, setireme, set-jetting, setline, setoff The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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