grow out of

Verb

Meaning

To emerge from (something); to take a particular shape as a result of (something); to come to exist from (an origin).

(idiomatic) To become too physically large for something, especially clothes.
I give my old clothes to charity when I've grown out of them.

(idiomatic, by extension) To become too mature for something.

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Examples

An estimated 20% will grow out of their allergy with time. Source: Internet

But those who are over-stretching or moving somewhere they will grow out of quickly should think twice to avoid ending up in negative equity — where borrowers owe more than the house is worth. Source: Internet

In such a society, “adultery, promiscuity, elective abortion and out-of-wedlock births are but some of the bitter fruits,” he said, “that grow out of the immorality sanctioned by the sexual revolution.” Source: Internet

Begins when healthy cells in the breast change and grow out of control, forming a mass or sheet of cells called a tumor. Source: Internet

As 49 other states begin to expand, and grow out of the economic malaise that began in December of 2000, remains stagnant. Source: Internet

Muscles don’t grow out of thin air. Source: Internet

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