take root

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

The leagues first took root in east Belfast, where people associated with the Harland and Wolff shipyard were among the first to compete.

From BBC

It would take years, economists and business leaders say, to reorient global patterns of trade that took decades to take root.

From MarketWatch

The idea, which took root quickly among users and influencers, is that America is a tough place to survive because a single stroke of bad luck can derail your life.

From BBC

One of the biggest public investors in the world has trimmed its exposure to U.S. assets in yet another indication that the “sell America” trade is taking root in global capital markets.

From Barron's

One of the biggest public investors in the world has trimmed its exposure to U.S. assets in yet another indication that the “sell America” trade is taking root in global capital markets.

From Barron's

Related Words

• burgeon
• germinate
• grow