Translation of "fall flat on back" to French

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Dictionary translations for "fall flat on back"

fall flat on back verb

tomber sur dos

Contexts with "fall flat on back"

He laid himself flat on the floor. Il s'est allongé sur le plancher.

I like to perform magic tricks for kids, but they sometimes fall flat. J'aime bien réaliser des tours de magie pour les gamins, mais ils tombent parfois à plat.

I have nothing to fall back on. Je n'ai rien sur quoi me rabattre.

I can fall back on my savings if I lose my job. Je peux me rabattre sur mes économies si je perds mon travail.

For us, English was the language to fall back on when we couldn't make ourselves understood in French. Pour nous l'anglais était la langue de repli lorsque nous ne pouvions nous faire comprendre en français.

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