set the stage

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set the stage

verb sets the stage · setting the stage · set the stage

idiomatic To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions. Pardew was a member of the Palace side that lost in a replay to United at Wembley in 1990 and was in charge of West Ham when they were hit by Steven Gerrard's famous late equaliser in Cardiff that set the stage for Liverpool to beat the Hammers on penalties after a 3-3 draw.
idiomatic To provide introductory context. There is clearly more to the quote than what you've cited here. Otherwise, how would you be able to claim it has anything to do with Pesach in the first place? Obviously there's something that comes before what you've quoted, which sets the stage.

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Español	sentar las bases, establecer / preparar el escenario / terreno

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@misc{set_the_stage_2026,
  title = {set the stage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/set%20the%20stage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}