set back
phrasal verbPart ofset
set back — phrasal verb
1. to delay the progress of a project or person, or to cost someone a large amount
1.片語動詞
釋義
to delay the progress of a project or person, or to cost someone a large amount of money.
例句
Heavy rain set the construction project back by almost three weeks.
That new mountain bike set Beatriz back nearly a thousand dollars.