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Zuotengdazuo Posted 7 years ago
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What does “set in” mean here?
He sometimes would win for a few deals just to give him heart, and then the luck would set in against him worse than ever. All day he would wander about as black as thunder, and he took to drinking a deal more than was good for him.
The Sign of the Four, novel
Hi. The guy was play cards with others and was losing a lot of money to the others.
What does “set in” mean here?
Thank you.
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zuotengdazuo What does “set in” mean here? com/en/definition/set_in : (of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
- zuotengdazuo What does “set in” mean here?
- com/en/definition/set_in : (of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
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zuotengdazuoWhat does “set in” mean here?
See https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/set_in:
(of something unpleasant or unwelcome) begin and seem likely to continue.
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