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What does “put down roots” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2 · C1
To settle somewhere and start to feel it's your permanent home
“We finally put down roots after years of moving.”
From the B2 lesson Home Sweet Home and the C1 lesson Home Sweet Home (home and settling down).
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What does “put down roots” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“put down roots” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 1 (Life, People and Places) and Everyday English Chunks C1 Pack 1 (Life, People and Places).
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