SET BY

а. откладывать (в сторону) She was reading a book, but set it by when the telephone rang. б. откладывать, прерывать (работу и т. п.) Tom had to set his new book by for a year. в. прекращать, приостанавливать (что-л.); положить конец (чему-л.) It's time to set our differences by and work together. г. откладывать, приберегать (деньги, время и т. п.) I have a little money set by for our holidays. I set the whole afternoon by for work on the book. to set great/much (little) store by ценить высоко (низко); to set people by the ears/at variance/at loggerheads - ссорить, натравливать людей друг на друга