Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

set in one's ways
- to lead a fixed lifestyle
My grandfather is set in his ways and he does not like to change his habits at all.
set one`s heart on (something)
- to want something very much
I set my heart on a nice holiday this winter but I will not be able to go because I have
no money.
set one`s mind at rest
- to free oneself from worry
I told my father the reason that we can`t come in order to set his mind at rest.
set one's sights on (something)
- to select something as one's goal
The local politician has set his sights on being elected to a higher office.
set out (somewhere)
- to leave on a journey
Marco Polo set out for China many years ago.
set out to (do something)
- to decide and begin to try to do something, to attempt to do something
My friend set out to learn Spanish when he went to Mexico.
set sail
- to start sailing, to begin a sea voyage
The three women set sail for Hawaii on a small sailboat.
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