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put down roots

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put down roots
if you put down roots in a place, you do things which show that you want to stay there, for example making friends or buying a home It would be hard to leave Brighton after eleven years - he's put down roots there.
See also: put, root

put down roots
to feel that you belong in a place He hasn't put down roots anywhere because he has trouble making new friends.
Usage notes: sometimes used in the form pull up roots (to move away from a place in which you felt comfortable): It's hard to pull up roots after living in the area for ten years.
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of put down roots (to start to grow roots in the ground)
See also: put, root


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Byline: STEVEN MCCAFFERY THE GAA put down roots at Stormont for the first time yesterday as it marked its 125th anniversary with a tree-planting ceremony.
Byline: Dave Black LOYAL workers who have put down roots at a North East garden centre are still growing strong after clocking up almost 200 years of service between them.
We had a strong real estate heritage when Henderson first put down roots in this market, which we've continued to build over time.
 
 
 
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