H31: taking root & reaping rewards (expr.)

Question 1

the start of an idea / feeling

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the seeds of

Question 2

the origin(s) of

Answer 2

the root(s) of

Question 3

to settle down and make your home in one place

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to put down roots

Question 4

to become known or accepted

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to take root

Question 5

the ordinary people of an organisation or society

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the grassroots supporters

Question 6

to originate in something else

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to stem from

Question 7

to stop something from developing further

Answer 7

to nip something in the bud

Question 8

to show promise of future development

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to bud

Question 9

to grow off from the main organisation

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to branch out

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to get rid of

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to weed out

Question 11

to cut / limit

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to prune back

Question 12

to get results from

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to reap the rewards of

Question 13

experiencing the logical results of an action (neg.)

Answer 13

reaping what we sowed

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to discover

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to dug up

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beginning to develop

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germinating

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to appear quickly in large numbers

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to sprout up

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to do very well (business)

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to flourish

Question 18

the first signs that an economy is improving

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the green shoots

Question 19

to lose

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to shed

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to become smaller

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to fade

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to become less

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to shrivel

Question 22

to lose energy

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to wilt

Question 23

intented to make someone feel humiliated (glance/look/remark)

Answer 23

withering