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get set

Idioms  
  1. Prepare to go, as in Get set; the taxi's coming. This phrase is also a synonym for get ready. Also see under all set.


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She did her research and managed to find repayable grants to get set up.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Delta expects the top line to keep climbing in the final stretch of 2025, providing an upbeat readout of holiday travel as other airlines get set to report earnings over the coming weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Sharon — who met her husband at a summer theater program — saw this as an opening: They’d get set up in California and use the movie as leverage to get Keke more work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2024

Most of Mr. Rush’s records get set at his home, with volunteers helping out, carefully recording the event.

From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 31, 2024

“Stick with me. I’ll show you what this is about and I’ll help you to get set up.”

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

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