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take root
Become established or fixed, as in We're not sure how the movement took root, but it did so very rapidly. This idiom transfers the establishment of a plant, whose roots settle into the earth, to other matters. [Late 1500s]
Example Sentences
But periodically, there are other emotionally charged, highly competitive, and intensely simmering clashes; often taking root between simultaneous contenders, bad-blooded division foes or closely situated fan bases sharing a mutual dislike.
In a feebler, curious state, falsehoods can take root while truth slips through our hands, and vice versa.
Sometimes, thought loops that occur during the challenging psychedelic experience can take root in a person’s mind.
"Adoption agencies exploited the system, and the government turned a blind eye - allowing illegal practices to take root," said Dr Lee Kyung-eun, an international law scholar at Seoul National University.
By October, the club leadership felt Ancelotti was not addressing the issues and the idea of the club taking a new direction started to take root.
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