sow the seeds of
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English
[edit]Verb
[edit]sow the seeds of (third-person singular simple present sows the seeds of, present participle sowing the seeds of, simple past sowed the seeds of, past participle sown the seeds of)
- (idiomatic) To carry out a certain action which will eventually bring about a particular result.
- 2023 April 5, Philip Haigh, “Comment: Pay deal a positive result”, in RAIL, number 980, page 3:
- I welcome the deal, but hope the continuing disagreements about modernisation do not sow the seeds of the next dispute.
References
[edit]- “sow the seeds of something”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “sow-the-seeds-of-something-sow-the-seeds-for-something”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “plant/sow the seeds of”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.