dilodi83
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- Italian
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- Italy
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A
Can you tell me if these two verbs "to lighten up" and "to settle down" mean the same thing in this sort of sentence and if they can be used indifferently in sentences like these ones?
1) Enought talk about business. Let's lighten things up/settle things down round here.
2) Settle down/Lighten up guys. You've been talking about death and coffin all night!
3) Stop talking like this and don't be so hard on you! Try to settle down/lighten up!
B
Do you think that the two verbs above can be substituted by other phrasal verbs, such as "to calm down" and "to cool down" without turning upside down the meaning of the sentence?
Thank you so much for the explanations.
Can you tell me if these two verbs "to lighten up" and "to settle down" mean the same thing in this sort of sentence and if they can be used indifferently in sentences like these ones?
1) Enought talk about business. Let's lighten things up/settle things down round here.
2) Settle down/Lighten up guys. You've been talking about death and coffin all night!
3) Stop talking like this and don't be so hard on you! Try to settle down/lighten up!
B
Do you think that the two verbs above can be substituted by other phrasal verbs, such as "to calm down" and "to cool down" without turning upside down the meaning of the sentence?
Thank you so much for the explanations.