idiom
put down roots
PUT DOWN ROOTS
pʊt daʊn ruːtsListen
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Syllable breakdown
putdownroots
Dictionary meaning
establish a permanent home or stable life in a particular place; become settled and form lasting connections with a community, as a tree sinks roots into the earth to anchor itself
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