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settle down |
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settle down 1. to calm down. Now, children, it's time to settle down and start class. If you don't settle down, I'll send you all home. 2. to settle into a stable way of life; to get married and settle into a stable way of life. Tom, don't you think it's about time you settled down and stopped all of this running around? Bill and Ann decided to settle down and start a family. See also: settle settle (somebody) down to get someone to behave more calmly He was so upset that one of his brothers had to settle him down. Usage notes: often used as an order: OK, class, settle down. See also: settle settle down to accept responsibilities and behave in a more regular way than you have in the past Larry met his wife in San Antonio, where they have settled down and started a family. See also: settle How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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At every jump too, Hands appeared still more to sink into himself and settle down upon the deck, his feet sliding ever the farther out, and the whole body canting towards the stern, so that his face became, little by little, hid from me; and at last I could see nothing beyond his ear and the frayed ringlet of one whisker. Shelby and all his tribe, because they are proud, and hold their heads up above him, and that I've got proud notions from you; and he says he won't let me come here any more, and that I shall take a wife and settle down on his place. my very dear brother, I should like to settle down to a better life. |
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