put down roots

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === put down roots (third-person singular simple present puts down roots, present participle putting down roots, simple past and past participle put down roots) (idiomatic) To establish oneself in a place; to become settled. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hang one's hat let the grass grow under one's feet ==== References ==== “put down roots” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.