Unless the messenger is manifestly in earnest, the message will fall flat.

Arguments that derivatives are ill-suited to exchange trading fall flat with Frank.

After it, everything else was bound to fall flat, dull, and unimpressive.

Jokes are told just a little too loudly, and usually fall flat.

You can pick me up when I fall flat on my ass.

Methods that worked perfectly well before may well fall flat today.

But the hard-won compromise may yet fall flat with EU negotiators.

Do recognize their good intentions, though; even if their endeavors do fall flat!

Do recognize their good intentions, though; even if their accomplishments do fall flat!

Bloomberg said polling suggests attacks on his money would fall flat with voters.

Sometimes events like this can fall flat, and there's no sense of community.

Did your souffle fall flat or was your sugar work spectacular?

Gluten can overpower quick leaveners, causing the final baked product to fall flat.

There are glimpses of magic which all too often fall flat.

Try not to fall flat on your face again on your way out.

Equally, her plan must not just fall flat on its face.