Build-on-sand Definition

verb

(idiomatic) To put something in an unstable position by failing to give it a secure foundation.

Loveless marriages often end in divorce because they are built on sand.
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Origin of Build-on-sand

  • From the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders in Matthew 7:24–27.

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