set out one's stall

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛt‿aʊt wʌnz ˈstɔːl/
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• General-American: /ˌsɛt‿aʊt wʌnz ˈstɔl/
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• General-American, cot-caught-merger: /-ˈstɑl/
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• rhymes with -ɔːl
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Probably a reference to someone setting out a stall (“bench or table for the sale of merchandise; small open-fronted shop”) and publicly displaying the goods they intend to sell.

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: asettua jollekin kannalle — to make publicly clear one’s position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do
• Finnish: tehdä kantansa selväksi — to make publicly clear one’s position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do
• Galician: expor á venda — to make publicly clear one’s position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do
• Polish: wykładać swoje racje — to make publicly clear one’s position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do
• Polish: wyłożyć swoje racje — to make publicly clear one’s position with reference to a particular idea or philosophy, or what one can do
• Finnish: päättää tehdä — to decide to do something
• Polish: decydować się na — to decide to do something
• Polish: zdecydować się na — to decide to do something
• Finnish: tehdä vaikutus — to do something which creates a favourable impression
• Finnish: yrittää antaa hyvä vaikutelma — to do something which creates a favourable impression
• Polish: wykazywać się — to do something which creates a favourable impression
• Polish: wykazać się — to do something which creates a favourable impression
• Finnish: puolustaa päättäväisesti — to (decide to) play (especially to defend) in a determined manner
• Polish: postawić się murem — to (decide to) play (especially to defend) in a determined manner