grow on

British  

verb

1. (intr, preposition) to become progressively more acceptable or pleasant to

   I don't think much of your new record, but I suppose it will grow on me

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grow on Idioms  

1. Also, grow upon.

2. Gradually become more evident. For example, A feeling of distrust grew upon him as he learned more about the way the account was handled . [c. 1600]

3. Gradually become more pleasurable or acceptable to, as in This music is beginning to grow on me . Jane Austen had it in Pride and Prejudice (1796): “Miss Bennet's pleasing manners grew on the good-will of Mrs. Hurst.” [c. 1700]

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Example Sentences

"Fast and easy recognition should make it easier... for companies to grow on an EU scale," Veugelers said.

From Barron's

Only when he got there did he remember that cloudberries grow on moors and marshes, not in birchwoods, and that it was too late in the year for them anyway.

From Literature

"We want to be in a position from now on that no beasts can grow on our borders," said Amidror.

From BBC

“Regardless of your feelings on the current administration, I think there is literally no downside to opening this account and just getting the $1,000 and letting that grow on its own,” said personal-finance content creator Humphrey Yang in a video on his eponymous YouTube channel last month.

From MarketWatch

“A growing boy can’t grow on this,” she said, holding up the offending bowl like it was full of bugs and not cereal.

From Literature