put down roots

Register · Neutral Neutral — appropriate in most situations, both spoken and written, without sounding too casual or too stiff. CEFR B2

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Example

“After years of moving between cities, they decided to put down roots near the coast.”

Dictionary details

Component words

put

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Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

put paid to Neutral · CEFR C1

to bring something, especially a plan or hope, to a definite end

put two and two together Neutral · CEFR B1

to infer a conclusion by connecting the available clues

put words in someone's mouth Neutral · CEFR B2

to claim falsely that someone expressed an opinion or made a statement

every which way Informal · CEFR B1

in every direction, often in a scattered or disorderly way

go downhill Neutral · CEFR B1

to become progressively worse in condition, quality, or performance

go with the flow Neutral · CEFR B1

To adjust calmly to circumstances or prevailing behavior instead of resisting them.

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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