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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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settle down

0A friend asked me why I kept a low-key recently. And I told her that I needed to 01u01b00settle down/calm myself down02b02u00 and live a more serious and responsible life.02br
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00By the part in bold, I mean I want to remain quiet and silent so that I can think more deeply about life. Correct me if I say it wrong. Thanks.02br
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0 No, I don't see them as having that meaning. They just mean to start living a more routine and 'quieter' life, with quiet meaning a simple everyday life, no wild partying, rather than quiet as in silence. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 0 No, I don't see them as having that meaning.
  • They just mean to start living a more routine and 'quieter' life, with quiet meaning a simple everyday life, no wild partying, rather than quiet as in silence.
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0 No, I don't see them as having that meaning. They just mean to start living a more routine and 'quieter' life, with quiet meaning a simple everyday life, no wild partying, rather than quiet as in silence. 0-
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10No, I don't see them as having that meaning. They just mean to start living a more routine and 'quieter' life, with quiet meaning a simple everyday life, no wild partying, rather than quiet as in silence.12blockquote
10Thank you again, nona.02br
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00And I stand corre
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0 settle down: start a01b00 family02b02br
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00 calm myself down: calm one's 01b00spirits02b0-
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10settle down: start a11b10 family12b12br
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10calm myself down: calm one's 11b10spirits12b12br
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10Thanks, Marius.02br
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00But could I regard "settle down" as "live a quiet, regular, and mor
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0 Yes, but it 01b00doesn't02b00 carry this meaning : to remain quiet and silent so that I can think more deeply about life 0-
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10A friend asked me why I kept a low-key recently. And I told her that I needed to 11u11b10settle down/calm myself down12b12u10 and live a more serious and responsible life.12br
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10By the part in bold, I mean I want to remain quiet and silent so that I
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0 Well, yes, one can be more specific about starting a family with 01b00settling down in the family way02b02br
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00You will also try and 01b00settle down in the family way02b00. You may also tend to be adventurous an
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01cite10Goodman12cite11blockquote
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20A friend asked me why I kept a low-key recently. And I told her that I needed to 21u21b20settle down/calm myself down22b22u20 and live a more serious and responsible life.22br
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