Theseus
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Two main senses:-
a) to lead-by deception-a person to play a particular role in an event; to arrange an event-usually by deception-so that a specific person suffers the consequences for the event; to frame someone. (See also set someone up (as something).)
--I had nothing to do with the robbery! I was just standing there. Somebody must have set me up!
--John isn't the one who started the fight. Somebody set up the poor guy.
b) set someone up (in business)
to help establish someone in business/to provide the money someone needs to start a business/to live on.
--My father set my sisters up in business. He helped set them up so he could keep the business in the family.
--These jewels we stole will set us up for the rest of our lives!. Tis latter example particularly interests me.;)
a) to lead-by deception-a person to play a particular role in an event; to arrange an event-usually by deception-so that a specific person suffers the consequences for the event; to frame someone. (See also set someone up (as something).)
--I had nothing to do with the robbery! I was just standing there. Somebody must have set me up!
--John isn't the one who started the fight. Somebody set up the poor guy.
b) set someone up (in business)
to help establish someone in business/to provide the money someone needs to start a business/to live on.
--My father set my sisters up in business. He helped set them up so he could keep the business in the family.
--These jewels we stole will set us up for the rest of our lives!. Tis latter example particularly interests me.;)
