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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The Hornets fell short of the state tournament last year after winning a 2024 championship.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel fell short of outright victory on Tuesday night.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of fell short

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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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