Idiom: Fall On One's FaceCheck definitions of...fallononesfaceMeaningsHow to pronounce "fall on one's face":AU Your browser does not support the audio element. To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.A-Z Proximitiesfall off a truckfall off the back of a lorryfall off the back of a truckfall off the turnip truckfall off the wagon fall on one's face fall on one's swordfall on someone's neckfall outfall overfall seven times, stand up eightSimilar Idiomsfall on one's facecut off one's nose to spite one's facefall into one's lapfall on one's swordblow up in one's facefill one's faceout of one's faceshut one's facestuff one's faceuntil one is blue in the facebottom fall outfall seven times, stand up eightfall apartfall aroundfall asleepfall at the last hurdlefall behindfall between the cracksfall between two stoolsfall by the waysideSimilar Phrasesface-to-facefall apartfall armywormfall asleepfall awayfall in lovefall intofall over backwardsfall backfall behindfall cankerwormfall dandelionfall downfall equinoxfall flatfall guyfall infall in linefall into placefall of man