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
Riina	REE:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Noureddine	-	Arabic
Iakovu	-	Old Church Slavic
Eutropios	-	Ancient Greek
Ximun	-	Basque
Ballard	['bæləd]