plant/sow the seeds of
idiom
1
: to cause (an idea, feeling, etc.) to be in someone's mind
Opponents have succeeded in planting/sowing the seeds of suspicion/doubt in our team.
2
: to create a situation in which (something) is likely or certain to happen or develop
They have planted/sowed the seeds of their own destruction.
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Success Can Breed Blind Spots Success, paradoxically, can plant the seeds of downfall.
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Go ahead and sow the seeds of cucumbers, beans, squash and more plus add transplants of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to the garden, but keep protective covers handy until at least the middle of March.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Seeds To Plant In Winter Winter is the ideal time to plant the seeds of many flowering annuals and perennials, including wildflowers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Having ancestral wisdom that dates to a dark history of exploitation for farm work, these Black Detroiters helped plant the seeds of the city’s urban agricultural movement with their own backyard gardens.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Go ahead and sow the seeds of cucumbers, beans, squash and more plus add transplants of tomatoes, peppers and eggplant to the garden, but keep protective covers handy until at least the middle of March.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025
Seeds To Plant In Winter Winter is the ideal time to plant the seeds of many flowering annuals and perennials, including wildflowers.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Having ancestral wisdom that dates to a dark history of exploitation for farm work, these Black Detroiters helped plant the seeds of the city’s urban agricultural movement with their own backyard gardens.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Plant/sow the seeds of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plant%2Fsow%20the%20seeds%20of. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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