English-Finnish translations for put down roots

• juurtua
  Demokratia voi juurtua ja kehittyä pitkällä aikavälillä vain, jos sitä tuetaan paikalla elävien omalla sitoutumisella asiaan. Tätä myös neuvoston puheenjohtaja Winkler korosti tänään.It is possible for democracy to put down roots and develop in the long term only – and Mr Winkler emphasised this today – if it is underpinned by being owned by those who live in a given place.
  syvälle juurtunut tapa

Definition of put down roots

• to establish oneself in a place; to become settled

Examples

• It might be hard for her to leave London after all these years: shes put down roots there.
• I havent put down roots in this town yet, cause Ive got trouble making friends here.

Related words

• put down
• to put down (1)
• to put down
• put one's foot down
• put (one's) foot down
• put something or someone down
• put-down
• unputdownable