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settle on
Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation . [Second half of 1700s]
Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband . [Mid-1600s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, settle upon .Example Sentences
So when Blake settled on Kuzmenko, who scored 39 goals in his rookie season with Vancouver in 2022-23 then spent the next two seasons shuffling among four teams, the news underwhelmed.
Early on, managers debating what corporate initiatives might make Facebook’s mark in the world settle on an initiative to support the military.
After thinking big, the new organization settled on the iconic stethoscope as its first product, ultimately validating their low-cost, open-source, repairable device as just as good as pricier alternatives.
We Google Monroe’s favorite music and settle on Ella Fitzgerald.
They instead settled on partial payment, with the outstanding balance to be paid at a later date.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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