fall flat on face

fall flat on your/its face

to fail or make a mistake in an embarrassing way The new scheme fell flat on its face in spite of all the financial support that was given. It's always amusing to see a newscaster fall flat on his face.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Epiktetos	-	Ancient Greek
Harrington	['hæriŋtən]
Theresia	tə-RAY-see-ah (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish
Casey	['keisi]
Jeri	JER-ee	English
Ciro	CHEE-ro (Italian), THEE-ro (Spanish), SEE-ro (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish