10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «SET ONE'S CAP FOR»
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
SET SOMEONE ON HIS FEET SET ON FOOT SET ONE STRAIGHT SET ONE'S
AFFECTION ON SET ONE'S BACK UP SET ONE'S CAP FOR SET ONE'S EYES
UPON SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST SET ONE'S FOOT UPON SET ONE'S//HEART
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... hat (cap) in hand; if the shoe (cap) fits, wear it; put on one's thinking cap; set
one's cap for. Also see under hat. cap and gown Ceremonial dress worn at
graduation exercises; by extension, the academic community (also see town and
gown).
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus
... allure, solicit, beseech, entice, pursue, accompany, follow, plead, make love,
pay court, pay attentions to, pay court to, make overtures, go courting, woo,
propose, ask in marriage, set one's cap for*, pop the question*, go steady*, go
together* ...
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Webster's New World Thesaurus
... make overtures, go courting, woo, propose, ask in marriage, set one's cap for*,
pop the question*, go steady*, go together*, go with*, make a play for*; see also
DATE 2. courteous a. courtly, affable, cultivated; see polite. courteously a. civilly,
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... all over; dated set one's cap for/at. run along informal it's timeforyou
andyourpesky little. run. friends to run along: go away, be off (with you), shoo;
informal scram, buzz off, skedaddle, scat, beat it, get lost, shove off, clear off;
literary begone.
... seek, push toward; be intent on, quest, contend for, aim for, try to get, have in
mind, resolve to; be bent upon, struggle, strive for, try one's best for; woo, court,
address, pay attention to, SI. chase after; serenade, pay suit, Inf. set one's cap for.
Jerome Irving Rodale,
1978
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Have a Nice Day--No Problem!: 2a Dictionary of Cliches
See also FEET OF CLAY. set one's cap for, to. To pursue someone as a potential
mate. This term dates from the eighteenth century, and although at least one
writer believes it refers to ladies choosing their most becoming headgear ...
... have on o«f'j thinking cap i: 9 « We all had on our thinking caps, but we weren't
producing any fresh ideas. (fA/i*>(i Co < *)3*Z.?zWtl¥, ?olf5Sf LV^Ti'TTt±tijyiA^o^)
o 0 think hard [carefully] set one's cap for someone [set ~ ki(:)pfar ...
John G. McCaleb, 安田一郎, Edward Seidensticker,
1983
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Reader's Digest Oxford complete wordfinder
cap in hand humbly, cap rock a hard rock or stratum overlying a deposit of oil,
gas, coal, etc. cap sleeve a sleeve extending only a short distance from the
shoulder, set one's cap for try to attract as a suitor, no capful n. (pi. -fuls). capping
n.
Reader's Digest Association,
1996
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New American Roget's College Thesaurus in Dictionary Form ...
... be bent upon; set one's cap for, set one's sights, have one's eye on, set one's
heart or mind upon, covet, envy, want, miss, need, feel the want of, feel like;
would fain have or do; would be glad of. Informal, give one's right arm for, kill for.
Slang ...