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.

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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. GAA back to its roots by The Mirror (London, England) 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. They've grown fond of their job by The Journal (Newcastle, England) We had a strong real estate heritage when Henderson first put down roots in this market, which we've continued to build over time. Henderson notches up 75 years by Real Estate Weekly			put a stop to put a strain on put above put across put ahead put all eggs in one basket put among put an amount of time in on put an animal down put an animal out put an end to put aside put at a premium put at an amount put at disposal put away put balls on put behind put behind one put best foot forward put by put cards on the table put dibs on put down as bad put down in black and white put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put face on put feet up put finger on put flesh on put foot down put foot in it put foot in mouth put foot to the floor put forth put forward put hair on chest put hair up put hand in pocket put hand on heart put hand to the plow put hand up put hands on put head above the parapet put head on the block put heads together put heart and soul into put heart into			put cards on the table put cards on the table put cards on the table put cards on the table Put case put close together put dibs on put differently put down put down put down put down put down put down put down as put down as put down as put down as put down as put down as bad put down for put down for put down for put down for put down in black and white put down name put down name put down name put down name put down name put down roots put down to put down to experience put eye out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put eyes out put face on put face on put face on put face on put face on put faith in put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put feet up put finger in the dike put finger in the dike put finger in the dyke put finger in the dyke put finger on put finger on put finger on put finger on put first put flesh on put flesh on put flesh on

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