As flat as a pancake 平如煎餅

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我們用 as flat as a pancake 這個短語來形容某物特別平坦。

It's a perfect day for sailing because the sea is as flat as a pancake.

Cycling around here is easy, the countryside is as flat as a pancake.

短語 fall flat on your face 的字面意思是 「摔趴下臉貼在地上」。我們可以用這個短語來形容做某事失敗了或因做錯事情而感到尷尬、不體面。

If we don't get any funding, this building project will fall flat on its face.