根ねを生はやす

expression, godan verb (-su)

plant oneself; settle in

Used when someone stays in a place for a long time, often with a nuance of being unwilling to leave or becoming a fixture.

• 彼かれはカフェに根ねを生はやして、何なん時じ間かんも居い座すわった。

  He planted himself in the café and stayed for hours.

expression, godan verb (-su)

take root; become established

Describes something like a religion, custom, or idea becoming firmly established in a place or community.

• キリスト教きょうはこの地ち域いきに根ねを生はやしている。

  Christianity has taken root in this region.