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121set aside — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you set something aside for a special use or purpose, you keep it available for that use or purpose. [V P n (not pron)] Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry... [V P n (not pron)] ₤130 million… …
122stand aside — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you stand aside from something, you allow it to happen without interfering in it or doing anything to prevent it. [V P from n] Ireland stood aside from this conflict... [V P] The key question was whether they would stand aside… …
123lay something aside — 1) farmers laying aside areas for conservation Syn: put aside, put to one side, keep, save 2) developers must lay aside their conservatism Syn: abandon, cast aside, set aside, reject, renounce, repudiate, disregard …
124brush something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, dismiss, shrug off, wave aside; overlook, pay no attention to, take no notice of, neglect, forget about, turn a blind eye to; reject, spurn; laugh off, make light of, trivialize; informal pooh pooh. → …
125cast something aside — DISCARD, reject, throw away/out, get rid of, dispose of, abandon. → cast * * * brush/sweep/cast/something aside phrase to refuse to consider or deal with something Railway companies brushed aside fears that staff cuts would compromise safety.… …
126sweep something aside — DISREGARD, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. → sweep * * * brush/sweep/cast/something aside phrase to refuse to consider or deal with something Railway companies brushed aside fears that staff cuts would… …
127as an aside — {adv. phr.} Said as a remark in a low tone of voice; used in theaters where the actor turns toward the audience as if to think out loud. * /During the concert Tim said to his wife as an aside, The conductor has no idea how to conduct Beethoven. / …
128set aside — {v.} 1. To separate from the others in a group or collection. * /She set aside the things in the old trunk which she wanted to keep./ 2. To select or choose from others for some purpose. * /The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving./ 3. To… …
