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389 PHRASAL VERBS

 (cause sb/sth to) become calm; [sükunet bulmak, uslanmak, sakinleştirmek]

I told him to settle down because everything was all right.
The teacher waited until the students settled down before she started the lesson.
She tried to settle her husband down but she couldn’t.

 begin a normal stable life; [ yerleşmek]

Where do you want to settle down after you get married?

 show off (intr)

 try to impress others with one’s abilities, wealth, intelligence etc; [gösteriş yapmak, fiyaka
yapmak]

Stop showing off! Nobody’s impressed.
Atalay shows off tremendously in front of ladies.
He likes showing off how well he speaks Spanish.

 show up

 (intr) appear, arrive often after a delay; [ortaya çıkmak, görünmek, çıkagelmek]

It was eleven o’clock when they finally showed up.
Over fifty people showed up at the party.

 (tr or intr) (cause sth to) become visible; [belli olmak, gün ışığına çıkarmak]

The stain on your shirt may show up in the sunlight.
Close inspection showed up the cracks in the stonework.

 sink in (intr)

 realise slowly; [yavaş anlamak, fark etmek, fark edilmek]

It took a moment or two for his words to sink in.
Slowly the realisation I had won began to sink in.

 sleep on it

 not decide about sth. until the next day; [kararı ertesi güne bırakmak]

Don’t say now if you’ll accept my offer; sleep on it first.