set off my trip

Ahmed Imam AttiaMember

Hello moderators. Could you please help me? Is the following phrasal verb correct in the following sentence? Why?

- I set off my trip at around seven.

Thank you.

12/20/226:59 PM

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f6pafdMember

No, not that I know of. I have tried to search for an example to support the use of the collocation, but in vain.

12/20/227:40 PM

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David, ModeratorModerator

@Ahmed Imam Attia posted:
Hello moderators. Could you please help me? Is the following phrasal verb correct in the following sentence? Why?
- I set off my trip at around seven.

Hello, Ahmed Imam Attia—In American English, we can set off bombs or firecrackers, but not trips. We use "set off" intransitively in the latter case, and add an "on"-phrase:

I set off on my trip around seven.

12/20/229:31 PM

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