Is there a difference between "fertile ground" "breeding ground" and "hotbed"?
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DEFINITIONS:
- fertile ground: a situation or place that produces good results or a lot of ideas:
- breeding ground: a place or situation where a lot of a particular activity, especially an unwanted or unpleasant activity, is happening or might happen
- hotbed: a place where something develops easily, especially something unpleasant
Examples:
fertile ground: The classroom provides fertile ground for collaborative learning.
breeding ground: Poor housing conditions are breeding grounds for crime.
hotbed: Gas stations and convenience stores are also hotbeds for skimmers.
These words seem to convey a sense of a place serving as the main locality that births or creates things people or ideas, whether they are good or bad in nature.
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xbladefate25 These words seem to convey a sense of a place serving as the main locality that births or creates things people or ideas, whether they are good or bad in nature. No. Fertile ground is good.
- xbladefate25 These words seem to convey a sense of a place serving as the main locality that births or creates things people or ideas, whether they are good or bad in nature.
- No.
- Fertile ground is good.
- Breeding grounds and hotbeds are bad.
- xbladefate25 The classroom provides fertile ground for collaborative learning.
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xbladefate25These words seem to convey a sense of a place serving as the main locality that births or creates things people or ideas, whether they are good or bad in nature.
No. Fertile ground is good. Breeding grounds and hotbeds are bad.
xbladefate25The classroom provides fertile ground for collaborative learning.
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