Custom Search   [ Correct English | Common Errors |  | Sample Letters | Glossary of Correct Usage | Common Sentences | Q & A ] [ English Compositions | High School Vocab | Words | Phrases | Celebrity | Poetry Corner | SPM essays ] [ Literary English | Word Differentiation ] Sponsored Links <<Prev Phrases Next>>     TOEFL Vocabulary English Conversation English Grammar American Idioms English Comprehension English Summary English News Movie Reviews   set in motion     A In that event, oh, I'd like to make some recommendations. B About the people you impulsively fired to set in motion a chain of events I'm still trying to clear up ? No, thank you. I'll conduct the interviews myself and make my decisions.     A Oh, I really just wish I could close my eyes and blink and the last three weeks would just go away. B Alex, these pieces were set in motion years ago. There's no amount of wishing or maneuvering that can change that.     A They say you can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea. I proved the contrary. I set in motion a series of events that did just that. I killed the idea of the "Library".     ** to make a series of events or a process start happening **    We want to set in motion talks involving all sides in the conflict.   don't play dumb slip my mind a slip of the tongue on the fence beck and call under a lot of pressure under no circumstances get over yourself pipe dream suck up You're one to talk steal one's thunder swoop in We all chipped in barking up the wrong tree ramble on make peace with it off and on set in motion too close to home a walk in the park go to great lengths drop the ball put sb up to sth     Phrases 01 Sponsored Links     American Slang English Proverbs English Exercises Common English mistakes Ancient Chinese stories Junior English essays High school English essays Lower Secondary English essays