fall on stony ground

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.

Verb[edit]

fall on stony ground (third-person singular simple present falls on stony ground, present participle falling on stony ground, simple past fell on stony ground, past participle fallen on stony ground)

  1. Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded.
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