Studied by 10 people
the seeds of success
the start of an idea or feeling
the seeds of discontent
the start of discontent
the seeds of revolution
start of the revolution
going back to your roots
going back to the place where your family came from
the root of the problem
the most important cause or part of a problem
putting down roots
settling down and making your home in one place
the roots of a tradition
the origin of tradition
take root
when an idea becomes known or accepted
grassroots supporters
supporters of an organisation/society that are in it, not the leaders
deeply and firmly rooted
strongly originated
stem
to signify that something originates in something else
nipped in the bud
stopped before it develops into something
bud
flower before it opens
budding
showing promise of future development
business branching out into new directions
grows off
weed out
to get rid of
prune back
cut/limit
is reaping the rewards of
is getting results from
reaping what we sowed
experiencing the logical results of our actions - usually used in negative contexts
have dug up
have discovered
was germinating
was beginning to develop
have been sprouting up
have been appearing quickly in large numbers
is flourishing
is doing very well
green shoots
first signs that the economy is improving
sheds
loses
shed employees/jobs
to lose people
shed worries/inhibitions/weight
lose worries / inhibitions / weight
thrive
grow or develop well or successfully
fading
becoming smaller
shrivelled
become less
wilt
lose energy
glance/look/remark can wither or be withering
make the recipient feel scorned
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