fall flat on one's face (English, verb)
expansion: fall flat on one's face (third-person singular simple present falls flat on one's face, present participle falling flat on one's face, simple past fell flat on one's face, past participle fallen flat on one's face)
Senses:
glosses: To fall headlong forwards, notionally hitting one's face on the ground.
tags: literally
glosses: To fail miserably, especially in an obvious or embarrassing way.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: falls flat on one's face
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: falling flat on one's face
tags: participle
present
form: fell flat on one's face
tags: past
form: fallen flat on one's face
tags: participle
past