fall on face

fall (flat) on one's face

1. . Lit. to fall down, face first. Bobby fell flat on his face and skinned his nose. Down he went—he fell on his face.

2. Fig. to fail miserably, usually in a performance. She was terrible in the play. She fell flat on her face. The whole play fell on its face.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nirav	-	Indian, Gujarati, Marathi
Anita (1)	ah-NEE-tah (Spanish), AH-nee-tah (Finnish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish,
Toma (2)	TO-mah (Croatian, Serbian)	Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
RafaËL	-	Dutch
Bernardetta	-	Italian
Laz	-	English