settle down (1)
This page is about the phrasal verb settle down (1)
Meaning
to become calm and quiet, especially after being excited or noisy
Synonym
calm down, quieten down
For 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.
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