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(v.) = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground

Ex. Among the many seminal ideas which flowed from Freud's fertile pen, there was one which appears to have fallen on barren ground -- the concept of an inherent death instinct in man.

Ex. Without these skills, most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground.

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(v.) = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground

Ex: Among the many seminal ideas which flowed from Freud's fertile pen, there was one which appears to have fallen on barren ground -- the concept of an inherent death instinct in man.

Ex: Without these skills, most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground.