Sentences with phrase «fall on their face»

So, you've fallen on your face?

Mortified, you hightail it out of the room, only to fall on your face, trousers in a tourniquet around your ankles.

Almost every successful startup has fallen on its face at some point.

Don't be afraid to take a chance and fall on your face... and then to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and go again.

In fact, Adams says if people only knew how many times he fell on his face, it would make their setbacks seem more routine.

But I guarantee you'll see things differently after falling on your face a few times.

Every time RIM tried to move beyond its core strengths, it fell on its face.

... And I'm insanely lucky to have parents who taught me to persevere when I fell on my face.

Here's a guide to the three big tests Congress will face in responding to the hurricane — and how the legislative chamber might fall on its face spectacularly.

Companies that think they can save payroll by buying a series of very complicated marketing tool to «automate» the process will make those vendors wealthy while they fall on their faces.

This is where a lot of homeowners fall on their faces, and it can kill your chances of selling the house.

Thank you Lord that in these last days an outpouring of your Spirit will be so PHENOMENAL that even those that doubt your existence will fall on their face to worship you.

«But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all; the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you.»

The sleeves were too long, as was the gown — I had to lift up the hem to walk because otherwise I would have fallen on my face.

Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to himself, «Shall a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old?

Now, while Obadiah was on his way, whom should he encounter but Elijah; and recognizing him, he fell on his face.

Like this leper, go, seek Him out, fall on your face before Him, humble yourself, spend time in the Word, spend time praying.

That can be funny — we've all tripped and fallen on our faces.

«We had to put a man on a cross, bolt it to the ground and make sure he didn't fall on his face.

and they fell on their faces and worshipped God, saying, Amen!

The Revelation text features an eschatological scene in which a number of worshipers robed in white and waving palm branches fall on their faces around the throne of God.

Matthew says that the disciples fell on their faces, but Jesus touched them and told them not to be afraid.

In Matthew, «he fell on his face and prayed.»

The greatest American hero is one who breaks the sound and sight barriers but is always falling on his face.

This is why attempts at satire fall on their face when they make the weak their target.

He wants us to decide that reaching the goal He's set before us is worth falling on our faces — whether it be once, five times, or a hundred times.

God protected me a lot and also let me fall on my face a lot.

They drew back and fell on their faces before him.

It's Monday, I'm in a chocolate - peanut butter egg coma, I've got a full day of work, bruises on my knees from falling on my face in the Target parking lot (it would happen there) and half of a coconut cake left in my fridge.

But that's exactly what makes him not falling on his face in his first start of the year feel promising.

Before one meet in high school I waited during warmups until the crowd was watching me, then took off for the mat, tripped on the edge of it, broke my toe and fell on my face.

Bargs was highly touted, and the raptors had enough hope in him that they thought they could let Bosh go and not fall on their face.

Next, on the fourth tee, Britain's Mike Bonallack literally fell on his face after hitting his drive.

... to be able to organically cultivate picks by taking fliers on QB's, teach them for a couple years, & flip them for profit picks if they don't completely fall on their face.

In short, 2003 - 04 was a tribute to the early days of European competitions, when unexpected sides contrived freak results, when aristocrats were prone to falling on their faces, when a French club could meet a Portuguese club in the final.

We have fallen on our face on the first hurdle.

The Saints won the SB and he got Huge money and the team fell on its face.

He may well have a great business head but I'm afraid we have enough of those on the board — we need a coach that wants to win trophies and wants to attract big players to play at this amazing club before it falls on its face like a sketch out of the Keystone Cops!!

My goalies picked a bad time to fall on their faces.

As a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur, a club in direct competition with Chelsea but likely not in direct competition with City, I should probably be rooting for Chelsea to fall on their faces and fail miserably.

I have seen too many men torturing themselveson the golf course, too many needing the stiff alcoholic jolt at the 19th holeto keep themselves from falling on their faces.

Every year we are solid except for the 1 - 2 month stretch where we fall on our faces and embarrass ourselves and blow our season.

Picture the great Gene Wilder as he hobbles out to greet the crowd in «Willy Wonka», loses his cane, falls on his face, converts the move into a flip, and jumps upright with his arms extended.

Armchair Analyst: Toronto FC fall on their face in first leg vs. Chivas MLSsoccer.com The obvious comparison that sprang to mind in the immediate aftermath of Toronto FC's 2 - 1 home loss to Chivas in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League final was the US national team's loss to Trinidad & Tobago back in October.

This involves playing magnificent football, getting closer to closer to shiny things only to bottle it and fall on their faces when it comes down to it.

After all, let's be clear, EdF's gamble against Barcelona could have easily fell on his face and, while he certainly wouldn't have been fired for it, he could definitely count on the usual voices to condescend to him for the mistake of trying.

Despite falling on his face with West Ham, Feghouli strung together a number of solid seasons with Valencia, grabbing 10 goals and 14 assists in league play between 2013 and 2015.

Someone I manage to fall on my face when I attempt to friend them.

Oh god I have NO photos of the past few weeks so I decided to do some at the weekend... then Kyd fell on his face and now they are all red and sore ones pffft.

As I have said before with other government initiatives, it is important to lean forward in life, but not so much that you fall on your face.»