fall flat on one’s face (fol flet on uans feis)

Idiom Success

Meaning

to fail completely or embarrass oneself
Meaning Translation
völlig scheitern oder sich blamieren
vollig shaitern oder zikh blamieren

Example Sentences

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

Er **ist völlig auf die Nase gefallen**, als er versuchte, ein neues Geschäft zu starten.
er ist vollig auf dee nase gefallen als er fersukte ein neues gesheft zu starten

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