Settle (one's) hash American informal verb phrase
To subdue someone or calm someone down in a physical or verbal way
If the fans get angry, you have to settle their hash.
The policeman settled the drunkard's hash with a rope.
To compel someone to confront reality.
1. To press or push someone or something down.
2. To stifle something; subdue someone.
The verb "settle" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This term dates from the beginning of the 19th century.
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.