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set off (2)
This page is about the phrasal verb set off (2)
Meaning
to make something explode or blow up
Synonym
let off, detonate, explode
For example
- set off sth Suddenly there was a flash of light and a huge explosion. Someone had set off a bomb.
- set sth off The Chinese New Year celebrations were really noisy because thousands of people were setting fireworks off.
Nouns often used as objects with set off (2): bomb, explosives, explosion, grenades, fireworks, fire crackers
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