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Also, grow upon. 1. Gradually become more evident. For example, A feeling of distrust grew upon him as he learned more about the way the account was handled. [c. 1600] 2. Gradually become more pleasurable or acceptable to, as in This music is beginning to grow on me. Jane Austen had it in Pride and Prejudice (1796): "Miss Bennet's pleasing manners grew on the good-will of Mrs. Hurst." [c. 1700]
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): grow on someone
1. Lit. [for a fungus, tumor, parasite, etc.] to live and grow on someone’s skin. • I’ve got this stuff growing on me and I want to get rid of it. • Is that an ink stain or is something growing on you? 2. Fig. [for something] to become familiar to and desired by someone; [for something] to become habitual for someone. • This kind of music grows on you after a while. • Kenneth sort of grows on you after a while.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs