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settle down (1)
Meaning: to become calm and quiet, especially after being excited or noisy
Synonym: calm down, quieten downFor example:
- settle down Whenever the kids got too noisy, their teacher would tell them to settle down and get on with their work.
- settle sb down If my dog gets excited and starts barking, I go out and cuddle her and I can usually settle her down.
Quick Quiz:
Barry came in and told his kids to settle down because they were
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