Phrasal Verb Fun

set about
Joe's carpet business was going downhill, until his wife took charge and
set about improving it. She had to work very hard but now it's doing fine.
To set
about
a task or a project is to start doing it seriously. The idea of
set, as always, has a sense of permanence.
Inseparable two-word verb
You SET ABOUT a job, or you SET ABOUT doing a job. No problem.
set after
Hey, Wally's gone to the airport, but he's forgotten his passport. If you set
after him now, you should get to the airport on time.
Set out
and
set off
both mean to start a journey. And
after
means later in
time or in a sequence, like go after or name after.
When you set after somebody, it means to
set out
or
set off
on a journey
after the person. You hope that you can
catch up with
him.
Set after is less aggressive than
go after
. It does not suggest hunting or
killing.
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.