"fall on your face" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 摔倒在地
• 慘遭失敗

Definition

字面意思是臉摔到地上；通常形容某事慘敗，常帶有尷尬或明顯的意味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，可帶有幽默或自嘲意味，常用於形容某事慘敗（比喻用法遠多於字面意思），如演講或計劃失敗等。

Examples

He tried to skate and fell on his face.

他嘗試溜冰，結果**摔倒在地**。

I don't want to fall on my face in front of everyone.

我不想在大家面前**摔倒在地**。

The plan sounded good, but it fell on its face.

這個計劃聽起來不錯，但最後**慘遭失敗**。

He tried to be funny at the meeting but just fell on his face.

他在會議上想開玩笑，結果**慘遭失敗**。

If you never take risks, you won’t ever fall on your face, but you won’t win either.

如果你從不冒險，就永遠不會**摔倒在地**，但也永遠不會贏。

She launched her new business and unfortunately fell right on her face in the first month.

她開了新公司，結果第一個月就**慘遭失敗**。