| 词汇 | establishment |
| 释义 | ESTABLISHMENT get one's feet on the ground to get firmly established or reestablished.He's new at the job, but soon he'll get his feet on the ground.Her productivity will improve after she gets her feet on the ground again.Don't worry about Sally. She has her feet on the ground. set someone up (as something) to establish someone as something.Bill set himself up as boss.When Mary got her degree, she set herself up as a consultant.My father set up my sisters as co-owners of the family business.He set them up with the help of a lawyer. set someone up (in business) to help establish someone in business; to provide the money someone needs to start a business.My father set my sisters up in business.He helped set them up so he could keep the business in the family. set something up to establish or found something.We set up a fund to buy food for the needy.The business owners set a bank up in the small town. set up shop somewhere to establish one's place of work somewhere. (Informal.)Mary set up shop in a small office building on Oak Street.The police officer said, "You can't set up shop right here on the sidewalk!" establishment noun the dominant power in any society UK, 1955 |
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