Phrasal verbs

sign off on, set back

Korean 마스크맨 2015. 5. 2. 11:45

sign off on (서류에)결재하다


to sign a paper, indicating that one has finished with something or agrees with the state of something. 


The publisher signed off on the book and sent it to be printed.


 I refuse to sign off on this project until it is done correctly.


White House officials said the president has signed off on the policy and issued an executive order.




Both sides signed off on a legally binding agreement last month.


~에 체결하다


to delay the progress of someone or something



She knows firsthand that the destruction in Baltimore last night and black crime in general has set that city back decades.

set someone back something INFORMAL to cost someone a particular amount of moneyespecially a large amount