grow out of

grow out of
{v. phr.} 1. To outgrow; become too mature for. * /As a child he had a habit of scratching his chin all the time, but he grew out of it./ 2. To result from; arise. * /Tom's illness grew out of his tendency to overwork and neglect his health./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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