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grew on me

Date: Jun 01 2000

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“That was the first time I really, really checked it out,
and I think just being there, it really grew on me, and I
started to like it.”

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

to gradually develop a positive opinion towards something
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2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

If you dislike something when you first encounter it, but
then begin to like it, then that something grew on you.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“I used to hate mayonnaise. I thought it was the most

“*disgusting thing I could possibly eat. But, after a few”

“years it started to grow on me. Now I like to have”

“a little bit on my sandwich.

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

“Grow on me means that you get interested in something little by little.
by Georgia
“If something ‘grows on’ somebody, it means that somebody gradually develops liking to something. You can also say ‘I grew to like it.’”
by Sophie
“I think it means that something became very pleasurable or at least more pleasurable. Because of it he started to like it.
by Kate (Tel Aviv, Israel)

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