grow out of sth
— Phrasal Verb with grow /grəʊ/ verb (grew, grown)Definition
› to happen as a result of or as a natural development from something: The equity boom of the 1980s and 1990s grew out of the crushing bear market and stagflation of the 1970s. Our company actually grew out of a failed attempt at creating a social media application.
(Definition of grow out of sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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