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fall flat



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Idioms and Phrases

Fail, prove to be ineffective, as in His jokes nearly always fell flat—no one ever laughed at them . [First half of 1800s]
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This could indicate that the Trump administration’s efforts to frame its deportation strategy as a public safety initiative are “falling flat” with California voters, according to the research summary.

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The thrill of having Musk in the inner circle of the Trump administration has lately fallen flat.

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It made twelve recommendations for improving the system, warning that a flagship Labour pledge to halve levels of violence against women and girls over a decade would otherwise "fall flat".

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The rest mostly fell flat, at least in Super Bowl terms.

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Often, these stunts fall flat, such as when the Oklahoma state attorney general blocked the mandatory prayer and local school districts simply refused orders to hold Bible study in class.

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