fallen flat
Failed to land
Fallen flat describes an attempt that failed to produce its intended effect, especially something meant to be funny, impressive, or persuasive that met with indifference or awkward silence: His joke fell flat, The marketing campaign fell flat with younger audiences.
The image suggests something that should have risen or landed gracefully instead collapsing lifelessly to the ground.
- bustedApprehended or broken
- failedDid not succeed
- missed the markFailed to achieve goal
- misfireFailure to discharge
- flopComplete commercial failure
epic fail · disappointment · fiasco · anticlimax · fizzled · went over like a lead balloon · frustration · setback · underperformance · dud · dead on arrival · defeat · rejection · debacle · belly flop · embarrassment · shortcoming · disillusionment