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set-to
(redirected from set-tos)

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set-to (stt)
n. pl. set-tos
A brief, usually heated conflict or argument.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.set-to - a brief but vigorous fight
fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

set-to
noun (Informal) fight, row, argument, brush, scrap (informal), disagreement, quarrel, barney (informal), spat, squabble, wrangle, fracas, slanging match (Brit.), dust-up (informal), argy-bargy (Brit. informal) a bit of a set-to between Smith and his record company
Translations
set-to [ˈsetˈtuː] N (= fight) → pelea f; (= quarrel) → agarrada f, bronca f
set-to
n (Brit inf) → Krach m, → Streiterei f (inf); to have a set-to with somebodysich mit jdm in die Wolle kriegen (inf)
set-to [ˈsɛtˈtuː] n (fam) (fight) → zuffa; (quarrel) → baruffa
set-to [ˈsɛtˈtuː] n (fam) (fight) → zuffa; (quarrel) → baruffa


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