n.
a settlement on the frontier of civilization

wait for the dust to settle Idiom, Proverb

a score to settle

an argument to finish, a bone to pick I have a score to settle with him. He owes me a month's rent.

score to settle

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settle a score with someone

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.

settle down

live a quiet normal life He settled down and started a family after he finished university.

settle for

be satisfied with less, agree to I settled for less than I originally wanted with my contract but still I am happy with it.

settle in

become comfortable in a new house or apartment We'd like to get settled in before we have visitors.

settle it

decide what is fair, work for an agreement If the dispute is about property lines, a survey will settle it.

when the dust settles

when the fight is finished, when it is calm again, when the lights go on Abortion is a serious issue, but when the dust settles, women will be able to choose.

settle accounts with

pay what one owes 同…算清账
He used to settle accounts with the grocer at the end of each month．他总是每月底同杂货商结账。

settle on

1．decide or agree on 决定或达成一致意见
She wanted blue and I wanted yel low，so we settled on green．她要蓝的，我要黄的，最后我们决定要绿的。
I don't know what dress she finally settled on．我不知道她最后选定了什么样的衣服。
We finally sttled on Greece for our holiday．我们最后决定去希腊度假。
2．land on 降落于
The bird settled on the branch and folded its wings．鸟落在树枝上，收起了翅膀。
3．give（money or property）for mally to sb．正式把（钱、财）给予
She settled a small sum on each of her children．她给每个孩子一小笔钱。

wait for the dust to settle

1. To delay until a agitation or commotion has lessened or been resolved. A: "Have you asked your bang-up for a accession yet?" B: "Not yet. There's aloof been so abundant action on at assignment at the moment, so I'm cat-and-mouse for the dust to achieve first." There's a lot of badge action about actuality lately. We should delay for the dust to achieve afore we alpha ambidextrous again.2. To delay until a new or adapted bearings has normalized. The artefact has alone been on the bazaar for a brace weeks. Let's delay for the dust to achieve afore we alpha authoritative assumptions about its performance.Learn more: dust, settle, wait

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