put down roots

Related to put down roots: in droves, be in touch, without a hitch

put down roots

To establish something, someone, or oneself as a permanent resident or establishment in a certain place. I'd been living in this country for a few years, but it wasn't until I had kids that I felt like I had really put down roots here. The company is keen to put down roots in the region, which they see as having huge untapped market potential.
See also: down, put, root
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

put down roots

Settle somewhere, become established, as in We've put down roots here and don't want to move away. This metaphoric expression, first recorded in 1921, likens the rooting of a plant to human settlement.
See also: down, put, root
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

put down roots

1. If you put down roots, you make a place your home, for example by making friends and taking part in activities there. Servicemen and women are rarely in the same place long enough to put down roots and buy their own home. When they got to Montana they stayed and put down roots.
2. If something puts down roots somewhere, it becomes firmly established there, so that it is likely to last and to be successful in the future. The party increased its share of the poll and also put down roots in areas where it had previously been weak or even non-existent. Democracy is finally putting down roots in the region.
See also: down, put, root
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

put down roots

begin to lead a settled life in a particular place.
See also: down, put, root
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put down (new) ˈroots

go to live in a place and gradually become part of a local community: We’ve moved around a lot because of my job and it seems to get more difficult to put down new roots each time. OPPOSITE: pull up stakes
See also: down, put, root
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put down roots

To establish a permanent residence in a locale.
See also: down, put, root
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open for (something)
  • leave oneself wide open for
  • leave open
  • leave yourself wide open to something
  • leave (someone, something, or oneself) (wide) open to (something)
  • reproach (someone or something) with (something)
  • reproach with
  • kick (oneself) for (doing something)
  • keep sight of (someone or something)
  • keep sight of somebody/something
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After marrying a local girl, former Nuneaton Borough striker Christie is looking to put down roots in the area and is anxious to impress new manager Gareth Southgate.
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Now we've bought the house in Northumberland I've put down roots and have been getting out and about.'
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From the early time of Christianity when Gnosticism put down roots, through Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry at the time of the French and American Revolutions, to today's rejection of a personal God and indifference towards the Christian faith, there have always been those who look internally for complete control of their own lives.
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Looking forward to his role with relish - and to welcoming racegoers to York's new pounds 20 million Ebor Stand, which will be unveiled tomorrow - Derby has put down roots in the village of Gilling, near Ampleforth, with his wife Polly.
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He's been plying his trade in foreign lands for the past seven years but now 27- year-old Bullen looks set to put down roots with Kalamata.
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She had realized instinctively that if dance in our country was to be equal in stature to music and theater, it would have to put down roots and become part of the daily life in every American community, large or small.
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Noting the wide variety of ethnic groups that have put down roots in the city, the United Nations recently named Toronto the world's most multicultural city.
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