| 单词 | fall flat |
| 释义 | fall flatphrase See full dictionary entry for flatIf an event or attempt falls flat or falls flat on its face, it is unsuccessful. Liz meant it as a joke but it fell flat. fall flat in British Englishto fail to achieve a desired effect fall flat in British Englishto fail to achieve a desired effect, etc fall flat in American English to fail in the desired effect; be completely unsuccessful fall flatif an event or an attempt to do something falls flat, it is completely unsuccessful The champagne opening of a new art gallery fell flat when the boss's wife fired acork straight through the most expensive painting on show. if a joke falls flat, nobody thinks it is funny He then started trying to tell jokes to the assembled gathering. These too fell flat. Examples of 'fall flat' in a sentence |
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