| 单词 | settle down |
| 释义 | settle downSEE SYNONYMS FOR settle down ON THESAURUS.COM verb (adverb, mainly intr)(also tr) to make or become quiet and orderly (often foll by to) to apply oneself diligentlyplease settle down to work to adopt an orderly and routine way of life, take up a permanent post, etc, esp after marriage Words nearby settle downsetting rule, setting-up exercise, settle, settle a score, settled, settle down, settle for, settle in, settlement, settlement houses, settlement option Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with settle downsettle down 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] Become calm, less nervous, or less restless, as in Come on, children, it's time to settle down. [Mid-1800s] Apply oneself seriously, as in If you don't settle down to your homework, you'll never get it done. [First half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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