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FALL FLAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fall flat mean?
• FALL FLAT (verb)
The verb FALL FLAT has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: FALL FLAT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fail utterly; collapse
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
fall flat; fall through; flop; founder
Context example:
The project foundered
Hypernyms (to "fall flat" is one way to...):
fail; go wrong; miscarry (be unsuccessful)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The business is going to fall flat
Context examples
And, many exercise professionals encourage eating prior to exercise in order to help fuel a workout that may otherwise fall flat.
(Exercise before Breakfast Burns More Fat, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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