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settle into

idiom
Meaning

To become comfortable with a place or routine.


Examples
SIMPLE

It takes time to settle into a new home.

CONTEXTUAL

After moving to the city, it took me a few months to settle into my new daily routine.

COMPLEX

Once the initial chaos of the relocation subsided, she began to settle into the quiet rhythms of her new life in the countryside.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    settle a score

    To even the score.

  2. 02

    settle for

    To accept or allow something, especially something not entirely desirable.

  3. 03

    settle in

    To get comfortable or established, as in a new place.

  4. 04

    settle one's account

    To return what one owes; to make good on one's debts; to pay back.

  5. 05

    settle someone's hash

    To physically or verbally subdue someone.

  6. 06

    settle upon

    Synonym of settle on.

  7. 07

    settle with

    To get revenge on (someone); to resolve a grudge with (someone).

  8. 08

    wait for the dust to settle

    To let a situation calm down, become clear or certain, before taking any action.

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