set about

phr

• ① 着手,开始
  • set about a job开始一件工作
  • We set about cleaning the house.我们着手打扫房子。

• ② 散布(谣言)
  • Who has set this rumor about?谁散布这种谣言?

• ③ 【口】攻击
  • They began to set about each other.他们开始大打出手。