be set to explode

Frequency: 6.51.2 per million words

Suggests that an explosion (often metaphorical, like a crisis) is inevitable and imminent.

explodeVERB + explode

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be set to

Examples (10)

  • A disagreement over public spending is set to explode.
  • The tension between the two countries is set to explode into conflict.
  • This controversy is set to explode across social media platforms.
  • The scandal is set to explode when the report is released.
  • Their long-standing feud is set to explode at the meeting tomorrow.
  • The housing crisis is set to explode unless immediate action is taken.
  • Public anger over the tax increase is set to explode during the election.
  • The workplace dispute is set to explode into a full strike.
  • This issue is set to explode into a major political crisis.
  • The population boom is set to explode in urban areas next decade.