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
Iisakki	EE:-sahk-kee	Finnish
Armison	['a:misn]
Askins	['æskinz]
DİLek	-	Turkish
Tovah	-	Hebrew
Elizabeth	[i'lizəbəθ]