Phrasal Verb: Set off

Set off - Explode a bomb

Example:

Terrorists SET OFF a car bomb in the city centre last night. Fortunately, no-one was hurt or killed.

Notes:

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Set off - Ring an alarm

Example:

The smoke SET the fire alarm OFF.

Notes:

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Set off - Start a journey

Example:

We SET OFF for work at seven-thirty.

Notes:

- Intransitive

- International English

Set off - Counterbalance a debt

Example:

The company SET OFF its overseas debts against it profits at home.

Notes:

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- International English

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