set the scene
to describe a situation where something is about to happen:
First, let's set the scene - it was a dark, wet night with a strong wind blowing.
to make something possible or likely to happen:
His resignation set the scene for a company crisis.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Defining & explaining
- (do you) see what I mean? idiom
- account (to sb) for sth
- accountable
- cast
- clarify
- convey
- demystify
- descriptive
- every picture tells a story idiom
- evocative
- evoke
- explicable
- explicate
- fill
- frame
- get sth across
- scene
- schematic
- that is to say ... idiom
- unfold
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Helping and co-operating