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

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face-plant

“The airbag did not deploy, so I just did a face-plant right in the steering wheel, and I have two stitches here,” the “Mary Poppins” star said Friday, pointing to his chin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

“It’s about being able to take a really big risk and to know you can face-plant and it’s okay,” Schraf says.

From Washington Post ● May 19, 2022

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

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 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

Nathan held his hands in front of him to prevent another face-plant.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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