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The phrase "set you off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used when something triggers strong emotions in a person. For example: "Her rude comments set me off, and I became very angry."
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I'm going to set you off to sea.
At Battersea Arts Centre the smells alone set you off on a trail.
Things they never tell you about fatherhood – the smallest things set you off, and don't even talk about the anxiety.
"This New York City DJ's trance set will set you off like a highly reactive chemical," the flier promised.
"It's hard to get through a week without having some kind of a discussion that doesn't really set you off thinking or reading".
Here Mr. Thomas is still lashing out: "You were so off balance/and I knew all the words to set you off," he sings on "Gasoline".
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"What sets you off?" asked the Times's interviewer, told he cries "all the time".
This is very much a book that sets you off thinking, which I suspect is the point.
Starting off with a language when you've never done anything before probably sets you off worrying about the wrong thing, which can be very off-putting.
They are often game-changers; setting you off on a different path that subtly (or not so subtly) alters the way you interact with the world around you.
The next time something sets you off -- please don't fire up your e-mail; don't go on Twitter.
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