FELL ON ONE'S FACE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

fell on one's face

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past tense of fall on one's face

as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful Remembering how she fell on her face giving the speech the first time spurred her to practice it till she had it down.

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Wednesday’s Senate vote, among its last before senators go home to campaign ahead of the election, fell short of the chamber’s 60-vote threshold to advance with a tally of 57-43.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
The language was removed, but some faculty said his assurances fell short.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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The deal is Novo’s second since its investor day last week, when its pledges to boost growth with new drugs fell flat.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Instead, the administration has proposed cutting more than 9,400 of my fellow workers and launched a new effort to privatize TSA — Horizon 25 — after the TSA Gold+ privatization campaign fell flat.

— Hydrick Thomas, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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