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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.
See also: face, fall, flat, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ambram-Biblical Greek
NebİL-Turkish
Anakletos-Ancient Greek
Kazimierzkah-ZEEM-yeshPolish
Lupitaloo-PEE-tahSpanish
Archdale['a:tʃdeil]
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