Pick up
Pick up verb - To acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in.
Set up
Set up verb - To fix in an upright position.
Usage example: set up a post from which to hang the sign
Both terms in one sentence
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A 1989 The Cosby Show Thanksgiving episode used this to set up a series of gags where Cliff has to go back and forth (in said downpour) to pick up items for the holiday dinner.
Source: When It Rains, It Pours - Mind you that the Soldier has three different ammo powers just to start, and can pick up the remaining two as bonus powers, allowing them to set up combos of their choice at will.
Source: Game Breaker / Mass Effect -
During the Hakone shootout, Piña and Bozes manage to pick up a couple of the guns that are dropped in the ensuing chaos as they escaped, and the story seems to be set up for a technological breakthrough for the empire with reverse engineering.
Source: Literature / Gate
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