set up

Meaning

1. Oxford60% of films

   to arrange for sth to happen

2. Oxford20% of films

   to build sth or put sth somewhere

3. Oxford10% of films

   to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use

4. Oxford10% of films

   to create sth or start it

In the movies · 178

• - You signed the papers. - You set me up.The Social Network2010
• Okay. Come on, Moe, set them up. Go on, get in there.Once Upon a Time in America1984
• Yeah, well, Fury helped me set this up when I joined.Avengers: Age of Ultron2015
• Anyway, I get lunch set up,Come from Away2021
• We're not set up that way.Front of the Class2008
• We, we set up a meeting.Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023
• Set up shop right here.Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
• Lab's all set up, boss.Avengers: Age of Ultron2015

Learn it in full scenes

• The Social Network2010
  • Erica Dumps Mark at the Bar
  • Mark Builds Facemash
  • Mark Crashes Harvard's Network
• Come from Away2021
  • Gander Learns of the Emergency
  • Planes Land Unexpectedly in Gander
  • Gander Declares a State of Emergency
• Front of the Class2008
  • Brad Asks for a Chance
  • Brad's Tics Drive His Family Crazy
  • Brad's Childhood with Tourette's

From the same entry

• set about
• set about
• set against
• set against
• set apart
• set apart
• set aside
• set back
• set back
• set back
• set down
• set down