Daily life

settle in with something

get comfortable with something enjoyable

To settle in with something means to get comfortable and relax while spending time enjoying it.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you coming out tonight?

No, I've settled in with a good book.

Play the conversation

I settled in with a cup of tea and listened to the rain.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I've settled in ‸ a good book for the evening.

Say: I've settled in with a good book for the evening.

Use “with” to introduce what you relax and spend time enjoying.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

settle in with something; settled in with something

Your turn: say it out loud

I settled in with a cup of tea and listened to the rain.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

settle in with something

get comfortable with something enjoyable

“I settled in with a cup of tea and listened to the rain.”

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