fall on face 관용구

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a poker face

"a face with no expression; showing no emotion" Judge Brady has a poker face. He doesn't show his emotions.

at face value

the value shown by the surface, what you see At face value, this car appears to be in good condition.

bare-faced lie

(See a bare-faced lie)

blue in the face

weakened, tired after trying many times I called that dog until I'm blue in the face. He won't come in.

cut off your nose to spite your face

make your problem worse, hurt yourself because you dislike yourself If you abuse drugs to forget a problem, you are cutting off your nose to spite your face.

egg on my face

embarrassed, outsmarted I made a deal with Jake and ended up with egg on my face.

face down

confront boldly and win, defy They decided to face down their competitors and were able to easily stay in business.

face facts

accept the truth, deal with reality, come to grips If we face facts, we can see that one salary is not enough.

face the music

accept the consequences of something He is going to have to face the music sooner or later.

fall (flat) on (one's)/its face

1. Literally, to abatement and acreage on one's face. I slipped on the assistant peel, fell collapsed on my face, and about bankrupt my nose. Poor Heather fell on her face during alcove today, but she alone has a few scrapes on her forehead.2. To abort thoroughly or in a amazing or awkward way. I'll never balloon my aboriginal ball routine. I got out there beneath the ablaze lights and fell collapsed on my face—not a distinct being laughed. Unfortunately the announcement attack aloof affectionate of fell on its face and never acquired any absorption with consumers. I'm abashed that adaptation will abatement collapsed on its face in this language, back we accept no such idiom.Learn more: face, fall, on

fall (flat) on one's face

1. . Lit. to abatement down, face first. Bobby fell collapsed on his face and skinned his nose. Down he went—he fell on his face.
2. Fig. to abort miserably, usually in a performance. She was abhorrent in the play. She fell collapsed on her face. The accomplished comedy fell on its face.Learn more: face, fall, on

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eyes are bigger than one eyes glaze over eyes in the back of one eyes peeled eyes pop out F-word face down face facts face the music face up face up to face value facts of life fag/faggot faint of heart fair and square fair game fall into the trap of (doing something) fall into the wrong hands fall into your lap fall into/avoid the trap of doing something fall like dominoes fall like ninepins fall off fall off (one's) perch fall off a lorry fall off a truck fall off the back of a lorry fall off the back of a truck fall off the cabbage truck fall off the map fall off the perch fall off the radar fall off the roof fall off the turnip truck fall off the wagon fall on fall on (one's) feet fall on (one's) knees fall on (one's) sword fall on deaf ears fall on deaf ears, to fall on face fall on hard times fall on knees fall on one's face fall on one's feet fall on one's feet, to fall on one's sword fall on stony ground fall on sword fall on your feet fall on(to) (someone or something) fall out fall out of bed fall out of favor fall out of favor (with one) fall out of favor with (one) fall out of love fall out of love with (someone) fall out with (someone) fall out with (someone) about (something) fall out with (someone) over (something) fall outside fall outside (something) fall over fall over (oneself) fall over (oneself) to (do something)