same as settle
to begin to live a quieter life by getting married or staying permanently in a place
to make yourself comfortable in a place, especially in order to do something that will take a lot of time or effort
Are you ever going to settle down and get married?
For two weeks, he can't have enough of her and then things settle down to a more usual pace.
I settled down in front of the television for the evening.
I'd told him I was going to settle down with the TV then have an early night.
If he'd but settle down, why Thorney was saying he'd settle all the Westward Meadows on the lad.
Now she sat on her bunk, hands folded, waiting patiently for Bauman to settle down.
She took a seat and settled down to wait.
The kids will settle down after they’ve had a nap.
settles down
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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