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grow out of sth

(IDEA) phrasal verb with grow
 
/ɡrəʊ/
 
US  /ɡroʊ/ verb (grew, grown)

Definition

If an idea grows out of another one, it develops from it: The idea for the story grew out of a strange experience I had last year.Making progress and advancingBecoming better
(Definition of grow out of sth (IDEA) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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