arise from something

arise from something
arise from something & arise out of something
1. Lit. to get up from something. •

What time did you arise from bed?

I arose out of my slumbers at dawn.

2. Lit. [for something] to drift upward from something. •

The smoke arose from the burning oil wells.

The smoke arose out of the exhaust pipe.

3. Fig. to be due to something; to be caused by something. •

This whole problem arose from your stubbornness.

The labor problem arose out of mismanagement.

4. Fig. [for someone] to come from poor or unfortunate circumstances. •

She arose from poverty to attain great wealth.

She arose out of squalor through her own hard work.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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