settle on

settle on idiom
    Also, settle upon.
  1. Decide something, as in They finally settled on Bermuda for their vacation. [Second half of 1700s]
  2. Give property or a title to someone, as in She settled an annuity on her husband. [Mid-1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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