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down east

[down east] or [Down East] {n.} The northeast coastal part of the United States and part of Canada; especially: the coastal parts of Maine. * /Many people in Boston like […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

have nothing to do with

[have nothing to do with] {v. phr.} To not be involved with; not care about. * /Our firm has nothing to do with oil from the Near East; we are […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

P.D. East, 1921-1971)

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set in

[set in] {v.} To begin; start; develop. * /Before the boat could reach shore, a storm had set in./ * /He did not keep the cut clean and infection set […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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