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71settle up — {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./ …
72Settle, Mary Lee — ▪ 2006 American author (b. July 29, 1918, Charleston, W.Va. d. Sept. 27, 2005, Ivy, Va.), penned the critically acclaimed Beulah Quintet a historical fiction that traced events from Cromwellian England to 20th century West Virginia. The… …
73settle — 1. noun /ˈsɛtəl/ a) A seat of any kind. And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit. Ezek. xliii. b) A long bench, often with a high back and arms, with storage space underneath… …
74settle\ up — 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 …
75settle on — PHRASAL VERB If you settle on a particular thing, you choose it after considering other possible choices. [V P n] I finally settled on a Mercedes estate. It s the ideal car for me. Syn: decide on …
76settle it — decide what is fair, work for an agreement If the dispute is about property lines, a survey will settle it …
77settle a score with — (smb) retaliate against someone, pay someone back for a past wrong He always appears to be trying to settle the score with him and never treats him fairly …
78settle a score — also[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 …
79settle a score — also[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 …
80settle on — verb To make a decision or selection; to decide. He looked at all the colors for a long time before finally settling on a sage green …
