fall flat on one's face

== English == === Verb === fall flat on one's face (third-person singular simple present falls flat on one's face, present participle falling flat on one's face, simple past fell flat on one's face, past participle fallen flat on one's face) (literally) To fall headlong forwards, notionally hitting one's face on the ground. (figuratively) To fail miserably, especially in an obvious or embarrassing way. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “fall flat on one's face”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. “fall flat on your face” (US) / “fall flat on your face” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “fall flat on one’s face”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.