Sentence examples of "belly flop" in English

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His belly reminds me of postcards from Japan - flat and pretty. Son ventre me rappelle les cartes postales du Japon - plat et joli.
Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you flop down. La culture, c'est comme un parachute : si tu n'en as pas, tu t'écrases.
You shouldn't have your eyes bigger than your belly. Il ne faut pas avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre.
The party was a flop. La fête a été un fiasco.
I hit him in the belly. Je l'ai frappé au ventre.
I hit the man on the belly. J'ai frappé l'homme au ventre.
The eye is bigger than the belly. Avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre.
A pot belly is an occupational hazard for office workers. Un gros bide est un risque professionnel pour les employés de bureau.
Fair words fill not the belly. On ne se nourrit pas de belles paroles.
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