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fallen flat

fallen flat is the past participle of fall flat.

Meaning of fall flat

Verb

fall flat (third-person singular simple present falls flat, present participle falling flat, simple past fell flat, past participle fallen flat)

  1. To produce no humour, inspiration, etc.
    • The prop comedy in Las Vegas fell flat.

Questions about fallen flat

What is fallen flat the past participle of?
Fallen flat is the past participle of fall flat.

Words near fallen flat in the dictionary

  1. fallen between two stools
  2. fallen by the wayside
  3. fallen down
  4. fallen down on
  5. fallen due
  6. fallen flat
  7. fallen flat on one's face
  8. fallen for
  9. fallen foul
  10. fallen from grace
  11. fallen ill

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