fall flat on one's face; face-plant
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a face-plant; falling flat on one's face (literally: dog eating excrement)
slangA coarse, mocking slang term describing someone falling forward so that their face hits the ground. Often used with the verb 摔. Considered vulgar due to the imagery.
Tā他
zǒu走
lù路
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
，
shuāi摔
le了
gè个
gǒu狗
chī吃
shǐ屎
。
He wasn't watching where he was going and fell flat on his face.
Xià下
yǔ雨
tiān天
lù路
huá滑
，
xiǎo小
xīn心
bié别
shuāi摔
gè个
gǒu狗
chī吃
shǐ屎
。
The road is slippery on rainy days; be careful not to do a face-plant.
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Kàn看
nà那
jiā家
huo伙
shuāi摔
le了
gè个
gǒu狗
chī吃
shǐ屎
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
zhēn真
shì是
tài太
huá滑
jī稽
le了
。
Look at that guy after he fell flat on his face—what a ridiculous sight.
Tā他
qí骑
zì自
xíng行
chē车
méi没
wěn稳
zhù住
，
zhí直
jiē接
shuāi摔
le了
gè个
gǒu狗
chī吃
shǐ屎
。
He couldn't keep his balance on the bike and went straight down face-first.