Quit
Quit verb - To give up (a job or office).
Set in
Set in verb - To come into existence.
Usage example: a cold spell set in sometime last week
Both terms in one sentence
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Unfortunately, all this did was piss Vince off enough to set in motion the events that led to Steph being forced to quit her GM job and revert back to being "Daddy's Little Girl".
Source: Wrestling / Stephanie McMahon -
Leo Gorcey was one of the most prominent actors in the Bowery Boys series until, following his father's death in a car accident, he descended into alcoholism and trashed a movie set in a drunken haze, leading the studio to refuse his request for a pay rise, which in turn led him to quit the series.
Source: Former Child Star
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