set somebody in

[dimalykyanov]

I have a question. Can we say "set somebody in" in everyday life? Or is it always associated with crime?

 

[emsr2d2]

I have a question. Can we say "set somebody in" in everyday life no question mark here or is it always associated with crime?

I've never heard that phrase in any context. Please put it in a complete sentence for us.
Don't try to start sentences with "or".

 

[teechar]

I have a question.

There's no need to write that part in future posts. Just ask your question.

Can we say "set somebody in"

Did you mean to say "set somebody up"?

 

[dimalykyanov]

There's no need to write that part in future posts. Just ask your question.

Did you mean to say "set somebody up"?

Oh,yes,sorry

 

[emsr2d2]

Oh, space here yes. Sorry.

You need to work on your punctuation and the spacing around it.

The phrase "set someone up" does not have to be used in a criminal context.

 

[Annabel Lee]

I've never heard that phrase in any context.

It's sometimes used in contexts involving babies, especially when "in" is followed by an object that can contain the baby:

He set the baby in the crib.​

 

[5jj]

He set the baby in the crib.​

That sounds unnatural to this speaker of BrE.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's sometimes used in contexts involving babies, especially when "in" is followed by an object that can contain the baby:

He set the baby in the crib.​

I might expect to see that in a Dickensian novel but not in 21st-century British English. We'd use either "He put the baby in the crib" or "He laid the baby in the crib".

 

[Annabel Lee]

I might expect to see that in a Dickensian novel but not in 21st-century British English. We'd use either "He put the baby in the crib" or "He laid the baby in the crib".

Interesting. I find "He laid the baby in the crib" a bit unnatural, but I kind of like it. Maybe I'll try it. I have two babies right now, incidentally (one is 6 months, the other 2 years), so these types of sentences are part of my everyday usage. If you search for "set the baby in" on Google Books, you'll find many, many results, though not all with "crib"; some have "bassinet," others "bathtub," "carseat," "highchair," etc. Perhaps "set the baby in NP" is shorthand for "set the baby down in NP."

 

[5jj]

Perhaps it's just a BrE/AmE difference.

 

[5jj]

I find "He laid the baby in the crib" a bit unnatural,

If you search for "set the baby in" on Google Books, you'll find many, many results,

It's the same with "laid the baby in".

 

[teechar]

@dimalykyanov :
Take a look at the entries in the following link:

sets someone up

Definition of sets someone up in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary

idioms.thefreedictionary.com

 

[Skrej]

Like many phrasal verbs, to 'set someone up' has several different meanings. (I couldn't get teechar's link to load so some of these are likely covered in his link.)

One meaning is to trick someone in order to get them to do something, or to make it seem as if they're guilty of something they didn't actually do. As mentioned above, these don't necessarily have to be criminal in nature.

Another meaning (at least in AmE) is to arrange for someone to go on a date (often a blind date) with someone, typically someone they didn't already know.

I sat John up with Emily.
I sat Emily and John up.

 

[teechar]

I couldn't get teechar's link to load

It's working for me. I've just checked.

I sat John up with Emily.
I sat Emily and John up.

Were these not meant to be "set"?

 

[Skrej]

It's working for me. I've just checked.

It starts to work, then gets stuck in a never-ending "verifying you're human" loop. Something about the security of my connection, so I imagine it's just me, not the site in general.

Were these not meant to be "set"?

Either present or past works. I guess I was thinking they'd already met. If they hadn't met yet, then I'm probably stick to the present.

 

[teechar]

It starts to work, then gets stuck in a never-ending "verifying you're human" loop. Something about the security of my connection, so I imagine it's just me, not the site in general.

Try it in another browser or in private mode.

Either present or past works. I guess I was thinking they'd already met. If they hadn't met yet, then I'm probably stick to the present.

Is "sat" the past tense of "set" in AmE?

In other varieties, It's "set" ---> "set" ---> "set". In other words, the present, past, and past participle forms of "set" are all the same.