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
ÈVe	EV	French
Diane	[dai'æn]
Lapo	-	Italian
Rifka	-	Yiddish
Lakshman	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
Dewitt	[də'wit]