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51put down roots — verb a) to do things which show that one wishes to stay put It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years, shes put down roots there. b) to feel that one belong in a place I havent put down roots in this town yet, cause Ive got… …
52put down roots — if you put down roots in a place, you do things which show that you want to stay there, for example making friends or buying a home. It would be hard to leave Brighton after eleven years he s put down roots there …
53put down roots — 1) to become a part of the community where you live by making friends and taking part in local activities I didn t want to move away now I d put down roots. 2) if a plant puts down roots, its roots become strong and established …
54put down the shutters — ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters idiom to stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth • He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl. Main entry: ↑shutteridiom …
55put down roots — live in one place for years, buy land and raise a family After moving from town to town, we put down roots in Moose Jaw …
56put down roots — they married and put down roots in Yemen Syn: settle, establish oneself, make one s home, set up home …
57put down — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, abase, abasement, abash, account for, accredit with, accrete to, acknowledge, affront, annihilate, ante, ante up, apply to, ascribe to, aspersion, asphyxiate, assign to, atrocity, attach to, attribute to …
58put down as — PHRASAL VERB If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing. [V n P P n/ ing] I think they ll put her down as being one of our best Prime Ministers. Syn: classify as …
59put down to — PHRASAL VERB If you put something down to a particular thing, you believe that it is caused by that thing. [V n P P n] You may be a sceptic and put it down to life s inequalities. Syn: attribute …
60put down to — (from Idioms in Speech) to say that something is the cause of; to attribute James gave him a sharp look, but the architect appeared unconscious, and he put the answer down to mishearing. (J. Galsworthy) When lunch time came and he realized with a …
