fall on stony ground in English

Forms: falls on stony ground [present, singular, third-person], falling on stony ground [participle, present], fell on stony ground [past], fallen on stony ground [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible. Head templates: {{en-verb|fall<,,fell,fallen> on stony ground}} 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)

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "falls on stony ground",
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        "Of words, an idea, etc.: to go unheeded."
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  "etymology_text": "Referring to the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13) in the Bible.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "falls on stony ground",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falling on stony ground",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fell on stony ground",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fallen on stony ground",
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"fall on stony ground" meaning in English

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