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.
- 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