set off

  set off (leave, start a journey or trip) I’ll set off early for work. They set off for Paris.   (cause a situation or series of events to happen) The announcement set off a wave of protests. The outbreak of war set off widespread panic.   (to make a bomb …

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Joe Blow

  Joe Blow  US, informal (an average or ordinary person) The watch was very expensive and not something Joe Blow could afford to buy. The prince wanted to live the life of Joe Blow. envocabulary.com

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Jekyll and Hyde

  Jekyll and Hyde (a person with two personalities, one good and the other evil) She is a real Jekyll and Hyde, sometimes kind and at other times rude. You can’t expect him to be friendly; he’s Jekyll and Hyde. envocabulary.com

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set in

  set in (start to happen and to continue in a serious way) We should go home before the rain sets in again. Shortly after they left the harbor, a storm set in from the east. envocabulary.com

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set forth

  set forth  literary (start a journey or trip) The astronauts set forth on a voyage into the unknown. They set forth on a ten-mile hike through the forest.   set forth  formal (explain something in a clearly organized way) The president set forth his plans to congressional leaders. He …

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