fall flat

1 FUNNYif a joke, remark, or performance falls flat, it fails to interest or amuse people 〔笑话、说话或表演〕达不到预期效果，无法逗人笑

Marlow’s attempts at jokes fell flat.

马洛讲的笑话没有把大家逗乐。

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fall flat• At first, Gorbachev's political ideas fell flat.• Koppel's clumsy joke fell flat.• He has been Navajo president for one year, and his efforts to decentralize tribal government so far have fallen flat.• But the hopes fell flat, and private funding for vaccine work is drying up.• I knew it would fall flat; but it wasn't the bad script which made the film unsuccessful.• Your joke about the nuns really fell flat, didn't it?• However, if your suggestion falls flat, he may not be ready to try another until the 21st century.• Yet there are certain composers who fall flat on their face unless the adrenalin really start to flow.

→ fall flat at fall1(8)

2 informalFAIL if a joke, story etc falls flat, it does not achieve the effect that is intended 〔笑话、故事等〕没有达到预期效果

Unfortunately, what could have been a powerful drama fell flat.

真可惜，本该是很有影响力的一出戏却没有出彩。

Examples from the Corpus

fall flat• He has been Navajo president for one year, and his efforts to decentralize tribal government so far have fallen flat.• But the hopes fell flat, and private funding for vaccine work is drying up.• However, if your suggestion falls flat, he may not be ready to try another until the 21st century.• Yet there are certain composers who fall flat on their face unless the adrenalin really start to flow.

→ fall flat at flat3(2)

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fall flat

To fail, or to stop being successful: fail, founder, languish...

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