put down roots

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

The tech industry has become increasingly involved in Bay Area politics as more executives and their workers put down roots.

From Los Angeles Times

Tech titans who have put down roots in the city poured millions of dollars into campaign contributions, pressing for an outcome that would infuse this famously liberal city with more centrist politics.

From Los Angeles Times

Tech titans who have put down roots in the city — and who continue to see San Francisco as an international hub for high tech — poured millions of dollars into campaign contributions, pressing for an outcome that would infuse this famously liberal city with more centrist politics.

From Los Angeles Times

More important: We can hire the best folks for Slate, no matter where they put down roots.

From Slate

But all of them have spent long stretches living out of their vans, even after they decided to give up the itinerant life of a hard-core traveling climber and tried to put down roots.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• continue
• delay
• hang
• last
• linger
• remain
• reside
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