grow on

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic, transitive) To become more likeable to someone.

I didn't like this song at first, but now it's starting to grow on me.

(transitive) To gradually become more evident to someone.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) cases continues to grow on Long Island as families strive to keep life as normal as possible. Source: Internet

Bitter Seville oranges grow on trees lining the city streets. Source: Internet

Coprophilous fungi are fungi that grow on animal dung and disperse spores in nearby vegetation, which the baby mammoth would then consume. Source: Internet

For mankind’s own colonial efforts, he suggested the Dyson tree, altered genetically to grow on comets and generate a breathable atmosphere. Source: Internet

But after a few playbacks, it would start to grow on you." Source: Internet

Daniele Del Nero, for example, constructs scale models of houses and office buildings and then induces mold to grow on them, giving them a spooky, reclaimed-by-nature look. Source: Internet

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