It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years, shes put down roots there.
I havent put down roots in this town yet, cause Ive got trouble making friends here.
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put down roots — ► put down roots begin to have a settled life in a place. Main Entry: ↑root … English terms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
put down roots — 1) to become a part of the community where you live by making friends and taking part in local activities I didn t want to move away now I d put down roots. 2) if a plant puts down roots, its roots become strong and established … English dictionary
put down roots — live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw … English idioms
put down roots — they married and put down roots in Yemen Syn: settle, establish oneself, make one s home, set up home … Thesaurus of popular words
put down roots — phrasal to establish a permanent residence … New Collegiate Dictionary
put down roots — begin to have a settled life in a place. → root … English new terms dictionary
put down roots — SETTLE, establish oneself, set up home. → root … Useful english dictionary
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
