root in
Synonyms
Examples
Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
Wisdom has its root in goodness, not goodness its root in wisdom.
We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religion, our arts have their root in Greece.
Communism feeds on aggression, hatred, and the imprisonment of men's minds and souls. This shall not take root in the United States.
To live is to have worries and uncertainties. Keep them inside, and they will destroy you for certain--leaving behind a person so callused that emotion can find no root in his heart.
God puts a good root in the little pig's way.