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set the table

verb

Definitions

  1. To arrange plates, etc. for a meal.

  2. To make a future outcome possible.

    • The next step is to 'Set the Table' for the sale by stating your agenda. This is both a method of directing the course of the meeting, as well as a trial close
    • In a very real sense, PC technology set the table for the prosperity of the nineties.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA