"fall on your face" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 摔倒在地
• 惨遭失败

Definition

字面意思是脸摔到地上；通常指某事惨败，常常带有尴尬或明显的意味。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，可幽默自嘲或自贬，多用于比喻“彻底失败”而非字面意思。可形容公开演讲、面试或计划等明显失败。

Examples

He tried to skate and fell on his face.

他试图滑冰，结果**摔倒在地**了。

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.

这个计划听起来不错，但最后**惨遭失败**了。

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

他在会议上想搞笑，结果**惨遭失败**。

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

如果你从不冒险，就永远不会**摔倒在地**，但也永远不会获胜。

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

她开了新公司，结果第一个月就**惨遭失败**。