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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Begin living a stable, orderly life; also, marry. For example, After traveling all over the world for years, he decided to settle down in his home town, or Her parents wished she would settle down and raise a family. [Early 1600s] 2. Become calm, less nervous, or less restless, as in Come on, children, it's time to settle down. [Mid-1800s] 3. Apply oneself seriously, as in If you don't settle down to your homework, you'll never get it done. [First half of 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms