PHRASAL VERB OF THE DAY - 444 {SETTLE} {Settle down} 1 get married and establish a home You’re 40 now; it’s time you settled down like other people. 2 give your whole attention to something I really must settle down to my work this morning. {Settle for| accept something which is not as good as you hoped for She wanted to be a lawyer but she had to settle for being a secretary. / He is so keen to sell his houses that he is willing to settle for less than the asking price. {Settle on} give money or property to somebody by signing a legal document He settled £200 on each of his grandchildren. {Settle on / upon} agree or decide about something, often after a lot of argument or discussion We finally settled on Greece for our holiday. {Settle up (with) pay a bill or} debt I asked for the bill and settled up. / You paid for the theatre tickets and the meal. I’d better settle up with you now. {Settle with} take revenge on somebody I’ll settle with him one day for telling people I am a thief. taken from the GLOBAL ELT ENGLISH PHRASAL VERBS
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000