prendere piede

Italian

Etymology

Literally, "to take foot."

Verb

prendere piede

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to catch on
    Synonyms: attecchire, affermarsi, diffondersi, imporsi
    • 2019, George Orwell, Nicola Gardini, transl., Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
      In un certo senso, la filosofia del Partito prendeva più facilmente piede tra quelli che non la capivano.
      In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.
      (literally, “In a certain sense, the Party's philosophy caught on most easily among those who did not understand it.”)
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