set down
v. phr.— «DeMatteis, who was helmeted and traveling north, had set his bike down in what’s known as a “brake fall” stop. “I didn’t know if he was dead or alive.”» —“Motorcyclist on the hunt for his rescuer in Teqesta” by Michelle Sheldone TCPalm (Fort Pierce, Florida) Jan. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Chad in Hilliard, Florida, wonders about the expression old as Methuselah, meaning “extremely advanced in years.” The phrase references Methuselah, a figure in Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition said to be 969 years old when he...
Carmen in Jacksonville, Florida, was told she was pretty as a speck of puff. The more common simile is pretty as a speckled pup or cute as a speckled pup. This is part of a complete episode.
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