phrasal verb · informal
set foot in
/sɛt fʊt ɪn/set·FOOT·in
speakingtask1
to go into or visit a place (often used with never)
Examples
“I've never set foot in that neighbourhood.”
“She refused to set foot in the building again after the accident.”
“Many tourists set foot in the city for the first time during summer.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the scandal, she vowed she would never set foot in the institution again.”
Collocations
- never set foot in
- set foot in a country/city/building
Word family
set foot in (v) verb phrasenever set foot in (idiom) idiom
Common mistakes
set foot on→set foot in
to set foot in→set foot in
Say it for a higher band
5go into→6enter→7+set foot in
Synonyms
enter
visit
Easily confused
enter
“He refused to enter the abandoned house.”
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