auf fruchtbaren Boden fallen

an idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed

Türkçe: karşılık bulmak

Noun

der Boden m.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Which form of fallen fills the gap?

Ihr Vorschlag ____ auf fruchtbaren Boden bei den Kollegen.

How it is used

Means an idea or effort is well-received and likely to succeed. Idiomatic. Use in a meeting: 'Mein Vorschlag fiel auf fruchtbaren Boden.' Nuance: implies favorable conditions, not just acceptance.

Other verbs that go with Boden

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• an Boden gewinnento gain ground or make progress
• zu Boden gehento fall or go to the ground, literally or figuratively (defeat)

All collocations with Boden

Other collocations built on fallen

• jdm. in die Hände fallento fall into someone's hands
• auf die Knie fallento fall to one's knees
• ins Koma fallenthe transition into a comatose state
• jdm. zur Last fallento be a burden to someone
• auf die Nase fallento fall flat on one's face
• zum Opfer fallento become a victim of something negative
• in Ohnmacht fallento fall into a faint
• aus dem Rahmen fallento stand out from the norm

All 17 collocations built on fallen

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• auf den Hund kommento go to the dogs
• der Sache (Dat.) keinen Abbruch tundoes not detract from the matter
• durch den Wind seinto be disoriented or flustered
• auf Sand bauento build on sand
• einen Bogen spannen (auch fig.)to draw a bow

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen