set up
set somebody ↔ up
1 to provide somebody with the money that they need in order to do something
A bank loan helped to set him up in business.
2 (informal) to make somebody healthier, stronger, more lively, etc.
The break from work really set me up for the new year.
3 (informal) to trick somebody, especially by making them appear guilty of something
He denied the charges, saying the police had set him up.
set something ↔ up
1 to create something or start it
to set up a business
A fund will be set up for the dead men's families.
2 to build something or put something somewhere
The police set up roadblocks on routes out of the city.
e.g.
I set one up yesterday, so we're pulling it up today. 昨日のうちに仕掛けておいたのを引き揚げた (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』13話) 3 to make a piece of equipment or a machine ready for use
She set up her guitar and amp in her bedroom.
4 to arrange for something to happen
I've set up a meeting for Friday.
5 to start a process or a series of events
The slump on Wall Street set up a chain reaction in stock markets around the world.
set (yourself) up (as something)
to start running a business
She took out a bank loan and set up on her own.
After leaving college, he set himself up as a freelance photographer.