Talk:set off

What about "set off against" as in Exports shall be set off against the quantitative limits established for the year in which the shipment of goods has been effected even if the export licence is issued after such shipment. ?

• Good point. bd2412 T 21:57, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

excite sexually, turn on

That seems to be the meaning in the following quote. It's possible the definition is broader, and it's only sexual in context.

• 1978 April 1, Eric Rogers, “The Macho Madness of the Village People”, in Gay Community News, page 11:

  The exaggerated machismo that appeals to so many gay men seems to set off some women also.

Simplificationalizer (talk) 23:41, 5 October 2023 (UTC)