fall flat on one’s face (фол флат он уанс фейс)

Idiom Success

Meaning

to fail completely or embarrass oneself
Meaning Translation
полностью потерпеть неудачу или опозориться
polnostyu poterpet neudachu ili opozoritsya

Example Sentences

He fell flat on his face trying to start a new business.

Он **потерпел полное поражение**, пытаясь начать новый бизнес.
on poterpel polnoye porazheniye pytayas nachat novyy biznes

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