sett Idiom, Proverb
a score to settle
score to settle
settle a score with someone
settle down
settle for
settle in
settle it
when the dust settles
settle accounts with
He used to settle accounts with the grocer at the end of each month．他总是每月底同杂货商结账。
settle on
She wanted blue and I wanted yel low，so we settled on green．她要蓝的，我要黄的，最后我们决定要绿的。
I don't know what dress she finally settled on．我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣服。
We finally sttled on Greece for our holiday．我们最后决定去希腊度假。
2．land on 降落于
The bird settled on the branch and folded its wings．鸟落在树枝上，收起了翅膀。
3．give（money or property）for mally to sb．正式把（钱、财）给予
She settled a small sum on each of her children．她给每个孩子一小笔钱。
settle up
He asked the waiter for the bill，and settled up．他向侍者要来了帐单，结了帐。
You paid for the theatre tickets and the meal．I'd better settle up with you now．你付了戏票和饭钱，现在我们最好把帐结了。
settle with
I'll settle with him one day for telling people I am a thief．我总有一天会向他报复的，因为他对别人说我是个小偷。
settle up with
Idiom(s): settle up with sbTheme: MONEY
to pay someone what one owes; to pay someone one's share of something.
• I must settle up with Jim for the bike I bought for him.
• Fred paid the whole restaurant bill and we all settled up with him later.
settle one's affairs
Idiom(s): settle one's affairsTheme: MANAGE
to deal with one's business matters; to manage the business affairs of someone who can't.
• When my uncle died, I had to settle his affairs.
• I have to settle my affairs before going to Mexico for a year.
settle a score with
Idiom(s): settle a score with someone AND settle the score (with someone)Theme: SOLUTION
to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. (Slang.)
• John wants to settle a score with his neighbor.
• Tom, it's time you and I settled the score.
have a score to settle
Idiom(s): have a score to settle (with sb)Theme: ARGUMENT - SETTLE
to have a problem to clear up with someone; to have to get even with someone about something.
• I have a score to settle with John.
• John and I have a score to settle.
settle the score
Idiom(s): settle a score with someone AND settle the score (with someone)Theme: SOLUTION
to clear up a problem with someone; to get even with someone. (Slang.)
• John wants to settle a score with his neighbor.
• Tom, it's time you and I settled the score.
after the dust clears|after|clear|clears|dust|sett
adv. phr. When a troubling, confusing, or disastrous event is finally over. John invited Tim for dinner, but since Tim's father had just died, he replied, "Thanks. I'd like to come after the dust settles."pace-setter|pace|setter
n. John is the pace-setter of the class. -pace-setting|pace|setting
adj. Bob's time in the cross-country race was pace-setting. The country is growing at a pace-setting rate.setting-up|setting
adj. Done early in the morning to make you fresh and feel strong for the day. Tom jumped out of bed and did his setting-up exercises.Compare: DAILY DOZEN.
settle a score|score|settle|wipe out an old score
To hurt (someone) in return for a wrong or loss. John settled an old score with Bob by beating him.Compare: GET BACK AT, GET EVEN.
settle down|settle
v. 1. To live more quietly and sensibly; have a regular place to live and a regular job; stop acting wildly or carelessly, especially by growing up. John will settle down after he gets a job and gets married. 2. To become quiet, calm, or comfortable. Father settled down with the newspaper. The house settled down for the night after the children were put to bed. The teacher told the students to settle down and study the lesson.settle for|settle
v. To be satisfied with (less) agree to; accept. Jim wanted $200 for his old car, but he settled for $100.settle on|settle
v. phr. To decide which one to choose among various alternatives. My parents have been debating what kind of a car to get and have finally settled on a BMW from Germany.settle up|settle
v. phr. To pay up; conclude monetary or other transactions. "Let's settle up," Carol's attorney said, when she sued Don for a hefty sum of money after their divorce.settle
settle1.
settle down
1) to take up permanent residence, a regular job, etc.; lead a more routine, stable life, as after marriage
2) to become less nervous, restless, or erratic
3) to become calm as by diminishing in force
4) to apply oneself steadily or attentively
2.
settle up
to determine what is owed and make the necessary adjustments
settle a score
settle a scoreAlso, settle or wipe out an old score or scores. Get even, avenge a grievance or an injury. For example, Wendy settled an old score with Bill when she made him wait for half an hour in the rain. These expressions, dating from the mid-1800s to early 1900s, all use score in the sense of “an account” or “bill.” Also see pay off, def. 3.
settle someone's hash
settle someone's hashSubdue or get rid of someone, deal with a troublemaker, as in If John starts another argument we know just how to settle his hash. This term, dating from about 1800, uses hash in the sense of “a mess.”
when the dust has settled
when the dust has settledAlso, after or once the dust settles. When matters have calmed down, as in The merger is complete, and when the dust has settled we can start on new projects. This idiom uses dust in the sense of “turmoil” or “commotion,” a usage dating from the first half of the 1800s.
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