auf fruchtbaren Boden fallen

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

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Noun

Boden m.

Verb

fallen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Ihr Vorschlag fällt 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