| Word | fall on stony ground |
|---|---|
| Description | (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received The reference here is to the parable of the sower recounted in both St Mark's and St. Matthew's Gospels in which some of the seed scattered by the sower fell on stony places where it withered away. (of words or a suggestion) be ignored or badly received The reference here is to the parable of t |
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