set the scene

Meaning

1. 1

   set the scene (for sth)

   to create a situation in which sth can easily happen or develop

   His arrival set the scene for another argument.

2. 2

   set the scene (for sth)

   to give sb the information and details they need in order to understand what comes next

   The first part of the programme was just setting the scene.

In the movies · 2

• Uh, let me set the scene.Get Out2017
• - To set the scene...Tombstone1993

From the same entry

• behind the scenes
• not scene