besar la tierra

== Spanish == === Verb === besar la tierra (first-person singular present beso la tierra, first-person singular preterite besé la tierra, past participle besado la tierra) (idiomatic) to fall flat on one's face === Further reading === “besar la tierra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025