grow out of

verb

1. intr, adverb+preposition to become too big or mature for

   she soon grew out of her girlish ways

Example Sentences

“So trying to grow out of that and getting into good habits of being in the training room every single day, just working on your body and making sure you’re in a good spot to continue to play and be there for your team. That’s the main thing. And like you said, anytime you can sit down, kick your feet up and relax, you need to do it. Because it’s a long year.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s a performance full of repressed bitterness, and the pain comes through most clearly once Vicente recognizes that his kids will grow out of their unquestioned adoration for their old man.

From Los Angeles Times

NHS prescriptions were "restrictive" and some patients even told to be less physically active so they would not grow out of their prosthetics.

From BBC

Importantly, it was able to reveal the features where many synapses dwell: the spines that protrude along the vine-like processes, or dendrites, that grow out of the neuron cell body.

From Science Daily

In the cancer field, it is well known that genetic mutations can cause cells to grow out of control and lead to the formation of a tumour, explained Sanders.

From Science Daily

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