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What does fall flat mean?

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  1. To produce no effect; to fail in the intended effect.
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The snaps between characters fall flat, and all other attempts at comedy simply wither and die.
Some jokes fall flat, shifting the harmonic balance from whimsy to awkward.
Ironically the only covers which seem to fall flat here are the film tie-in editions which look stodgy next to the originally designed covers.
She lets one pithy epigram after the next fall flat, sadly clouding the brilliance of this real gem of a play.
Some of the jokes fall flat, and I'm not sure how I feel about the tone of the ending.
The impact caused me to trip over my two feet and fall flat on my stomach, dropping Gabriella.

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