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Meanings of fall flat in English

Spanish
fracasar

Fail utterly; collapse.

        fracasar
        Usage of fall flat in English
        1
        Unless the messenger is manifestly in earnest, the message will fall flat.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
        2
        Arguments that derivatives are ill-suited to exchange trading fall flat with Frank.
        Reuters
        3
        After it, everything else was bound to fall flat, dull, and unimpressive.
        Sketches in the House / The Story of a Memorable Session (1893)
        4
        Jokes are told just a little too loudly, and usually fall flat.
        Wired
        5
        You can pick me up when I fall flat on my ass.
        Answered prayers
        6
        Methods that worked perfectly well before may well fall flat today.
        The South African
        7
        But the hard-won compromise may yet fall flat with EU negotiators.
        Reuters
        8
        Do recognize their good intentions, though; even if their endeavors do fall flat!
        The South African
        9
        Do recognize their good intentions, though; even if their accomplishments do fall flat!
        The South African
        10
        Bloomberg said polling suggests attacks on his money would fall flat with voters.
        Reuters
        11
        Sometimes events like this can fall flat, and there's no sense of community.
        Ebony
        12
        Did your souffle fall flat or was your sugar work spectacular?
        BBC
        13
        Gluten can overpower quick leaveners, causing the final baked product to fall flat.
        The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
        14
        There are glimpses of magic which all too often fall flat.
        The Irish Times
        15
        Try not to fall flat on your face again on your way out.
        Sisters
        16
        Equally, her plan must not just fall flat on its face.
        The road to rome: a forgotten legion chronicle
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