Episode 8: Instructions

J
ackie: Right Bob, settle down and listen to me. You need to boil this mixture for exactly 2 minutes.
Settle down - settled down - settled down

Meaning: If you settle down, you stop being active or excited and start to behave calmly and quietly.

Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it usually goes between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.

The baby settled down
Jack settled the baby down
Jack settled her down


Jack settled down the baby
Jack settled down her


Example sentence: The children were very excited after their game, but they soon settled down when I told them a story.

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Synonyms: calm down, quieten down, relax, take it easy
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