HyperDic: fall_flat

English > 1 sense of the expression fall flat:
VERBsocialfall flat, fall through, founder, flopfail utterly
English > fall flat: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningfail utterly; collapse.
PatternSomething ----s
ModelThe business is going to fall flat
Synonymsfall through, founder, flop
Broaderfail, go wrong, miscarryBe unsuccessful
See alsofallPass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind
Spanishcaer de plano, derrumbarse, fracasar, hundirse, irse a pique, malograrse, zozobrar

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