Leave
Settle down
Settle down verb - To become still and orderly.
Both terms in one sentence
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Shank's attempts to settle down and leave his past behind him is abruptly ended when a new crime group called The Militia appears and threatens the lives of those closest to him.
Source: Video Game / Shank -
If they're too busy in the middle of a melee, they can just leave them in place and deal with them when things settle down.
Source: Annoying Arrows - In You Only Live Once (1937), Eddie Taylor, an ex-mobster, tries to go straight after being released from prison in order to leave it all behind and settle down with his fiancee peacefully.
Source: Starting a New Life
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