Dic: take to

■ take to: phrasal verb

1. To have recourse to; go to, as for safety: took to the woods.
2. To develop as a habit or a steady practice: take to drink.
3. To become fond of or attached to: "Two keen minds that they are, they took to each other" (Jack Kerouac).

.... The American Heritage

■ take to

1. [PHRASAL VERB] V P n | If you take to someone or something, you like them, especially after knowing them or thinking about them for only a short time.
   .. (ex) Did the children take to him?...
2. [PHRASAL VERB] V P -ing | If you take to doing something, you begin to do it as a regular habit.
   .. (ex) They had taken to wandering through the streets arm-in-arm.

.... Cobuild

(ex) Sandra took to it straight away.
(ex) Charles was an odd character whom Kelly had never really taken to.
(ex) Dee's taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.

■ Cf.  take to your bed: to get into your bed and stay there
(ex) He was so depressed, he took to his bed for a week.

.... LDOCE

■ Cf. take the floor, take to the floor