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put down roots
verb as in settle
verb as in stay
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Example Sentences
And that it can be difficult to put down roots, because of the need to do placements in different parts of the country.
His parents still live there and town councillor Chris Scott described it as a place where families put down roots and stay for generations.
And it can be difficult to put down roots, because of the need to do placements in different parts of the country.
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.
Many have lived in California for years, and have put down roots and started families.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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