set someone back

set (someone or something) back

1. To cost someone a specific amount of money. Getting the car fixed is going to set me back nearly a grand. It's estimated the failed product set the company back roughly $2 million. Wow, how much did those shoes set you back?2. To delay someone for a specific amount of time. That computer virus wiped out our data and set us back nearly a month in our work. He was supposed to arrive by 9, but the traffic jam set him back about an hour.3. To delay or hinder something. A series of conflicts within the administration has set healthcare reform back yet again.See also: back, set

set someone back

tv. to cost someone. This bracelet set me back plenty. See also: back, set, someone

单词	set someone back
释义	set someone back set (someone or something) back 1. To cost someone a specific amount of money. Getting the car fixed is going to set me back nearly a grand. It's estimated the failed product set the company back roughly $2 million. Wow, how much did those shoes set you back?2. To delay someone for a specific amount of time. That computer virus wiped out our data and set us back nearly a month in our work. He was supposed to arrive by 9, but the traffic jam set him back about an hour.3. To delay or hinder something. A series of conflicts within the administration has set healthcare reform back yet again.See also: back, set set someone back tv. to cost someone. This bracelet set me back plenty. See also: back, set, someone
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