fell on one's face (Meaning)
fell on one's face
to become captured or defeated, to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something, to take on a look of shame or low spirits, departure from innocence or goodness, issue sense 1a, to set about heartily or actively, the surrender or capture of a place under attack, disintegrate, to fail to attain something (such as a goal or target), to meet with, a decrease in size, quantity, degree, activity, or value, a very wide turned-down collar worn in the 17th century, the downward slope of a hill, to lose office, to drop down wounded or dead, to decline in quality, activity, or quantity, to come by chance, to fail because of inability to choose between or reconcile two alternative or conflicting courses of action, to pass (as a responsibility) from one person to another, a bout of wrestling, to have a certain or proper position, place, or station, to be in arrears, to occur at a certain time, to assume a look of shame, disappointment, or dejection, to topple from an upright position suddenly, an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat, waterfall, to descend freely by the force of gravity, to become lowered, to enter as if unawares, to produce no response or result, to pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind or a new state or condition, fell sense 1, the freely hanging lower edge of the skirt of a coat, the blame for a failure or misdeed, to drop oneself to a lower position, to lose one's chastity, to die in battle, the surrender or capture of a besieged place, to enter blindly, an act of forcing a wrestler's shoulders to the mat for a specified time (such as one second), to become less in quality, activity, quantity, or value, to display great or excessive eagerness, the quantity born, one or more meteorites or their fragments that have fallen together, birth, of, relating to, or suitable for autumn, to fail to live up to a standard of conduct, to drop in pitch or volume, one of the three outer and often drooping segments of the flower of an iris compare standard sense 8b, the downward slope (as of a hill), to come or pass by lot, assignment, or inheritance, to lose weight, destiny, lot, the part of a turnover collar from the crease to the outer edge, to become lower in degree or level, to move or extend downward, the act of falling by the force of gravity, a falling-pitch intonation in speech, to fall in love with, to come or go as if by falling, to come or go down freely by the force of gravity, a precipitous descent of water, to come as if by dropping down, to decline in financial value or price, to pass from one condition of body or mind to another, autumn sense 1, loss of a woman's chastity, the act of felling something, loss of greatness, to set about with enthusiasm or activity, to sacrifice one's pride or position, to lag behind, to leave an erect position suddenly and involuntarily, to experience ruin or failure, to fail utterly, a wide front flap on trousers (such as those worn by sailors), lapse or departure from innocence or goodness, to become born, to become less in amount or degree, a usually long straight portion of hair that is attached to a person's own hair, the quantity of trees cut down, to suffer military capture, inclination, pitch, to hang freely, strike, impinge, the part of it to which the power is applied, to become of lower degree or level, a musical cadence, the distance which something falls, to curve inward, to comply with a certain course of action, to commit an immoral act, a falling out, off, or away, to come within the range of something, to have the proper place or station, to become a victim of, to suffer ruin, defeat, or failure, to move or extend in a downward direction, to succumb to mental or emotional stress, subside, abate, long hair overhanging the face of dogs of some breeds, the season when leaves fall from trees, a costume decoration of lace or thin fabric arranged to hang loosely and gracefully, to lose acceptance or good reputation, a thing or quantity that falls or has fallen, to be deficient, a hoisting-tackle rope or chain, a decrease in size, quantity, degree, or value
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fell on one's face Sentence Examples
- Despite his best efforts, the comedian's joke fell on his face, met with silence from the audience.
- The new business venture fell on his face due to poor planning and execution.
- As he attempted the difficult yoga pose, he lost his balance and fell on his face.
- Her attempt to impress her crush with a joke fell on her face when she forgot the punchline.
- The student's presentation fell on his face as he struggled to articulate his points clearly.
- The actor's attempt at a dramatic monologue fell on his face when he forgot his lines halfway through.
- The party planning fell on her face when half of the guests canceled at the last minute.
- Despite practicing for hours, the gymnast's routine fell on her face during the competition.
- The politician's attempt to deflect criticism fell on his face when evidence of wrongdoing surfaced.
- His attempt to impress the interviewers with his expertise fell on his face when he couldn't answer basic questions.
FAQs About the word fell on one's face
to become captured or defeated, to come within the limits, scope, or jurisdiction of something, to take on a look of shame or low spirits, departure from innoce
fell flat, folded, missed, struck out, fell short, struggled,collapsed, flopped, failed, laid an egg
went over, clicked, delivered,worked out, came off, succeeded, went, prospered, cooked, thrived
Despite his best efforts, the comedian's joke fell on his face, met with silence from the audience.
The new business venture fell on his face due to poor planning and execution.
As he attempted the difficult yoga pose, he lost his balance and fell on his face.
Her attempt to impress her crush with a joke fell on her face when she forgot the punchline.
