take on a new significance

take on a new significance

 and take on a new meaning
[for an event] to acquire a new interpretation; [for something] to become more meaningful or more significant. All these monuments take on a new meaning when you realize the amount of human artistry and skill it took to design and build them.
See also: new, on, significance, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • IYSWIM
  • IYKWIM
  • words to that effect
  • FBO
  • DYOR
  • Cf
  • CF The CF is from the so-called NATO Phonetic Alphabet.
  • be lost in translation
  • get lost in translation
  • femme