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Set Back Delay Progress Of:His Illness Bit School

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Back 1 to delay the progress of:His illness set him back a bit at school. 2 to cause(a person) a lot of expense:The new carpet must have set you back a few hundred dollars. 3(sometimes with from) to put (something) at a slight distance from something:The house was set back from the road and partly hidden by trees.

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