put down roots

1. Settle somewhere, become established, as in We've put down roots here and don't want to move away. This metaphoric expression, first recorded in 1921, likens the rooting of a plant to human settlement.

Example Sentences

Instead, the family put down roots in Padthaway in South Australia, where Clarke would spend the rest of his childhood alongside his three younger siblings: Jodie, Aaron, and Angie.

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And that it can be difficult to put down roots, because of the need to do placements in different parts of the country.

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His parents still live there and town councillor Chris Scott described it as a place where families put down roots and stay for generations.

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And it can be difficult to put down roots, because of the need to do placements in different parts of the country.

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You could be a newcomer from Jalisco, you could be someone whose ancestors put down roots before the Mayflower, it doesn’t matter: For centuries, the default stance in this country is to look at anyone with family ties to our neighbor to the south with skepticism, if not outright hate.

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