face-plant

British  

verb

1. (intr) to fall onto one's face, esp when skiing or snowboarding

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noun

1. an act or instance of falling onto one's face

Example Sentences

Still others — and maybe most of them — just love seeing a Los Angeles team do a face-plant.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2021

But as Cuccinelli's face-plant shows, any effort to pull this off is bound to fail.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2019

And I’d willingly do a face-plant in Cucina Al Volo’s smoked pappardelle with wild boar ragu, if it means I could eat it faster.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2019

After taking a face-plant on a long-shot $2,000 investment in American Apparel stock, just months before the company declared bankruptcy, he bought a 1982 Rolex Submariner for $13,000.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2019

I stumble over a brick but catch myself before I face-plant.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas