take on a new significance

take on a new significance
take on a new significance & take on a new meaning
[for an event] to acquire a new interpretation; [for something] to become more meaningful or more significant. •

All these monuments take on a new meaning when you realize the amount of human artistry and skill it took to design and build them.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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