Collocations for "flop"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "flop" in context.
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flop
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- hit the [ground, floor] with a flop
- fell on the [sofa, bed] with a flop
- fell with a flop to the [ground]
- the movie was a [total, surprising, complete] flop
- the [party, gala, concert, event] was a flop
- the biggest flop this [year, decade]
- cards: the flop in [poker, Texas Hold 'Em]
- cards: got a [full house, flush] on the flop
- slang: looking for a flop for the [night, weekend]
- flopped (down) on the [couch, sofa, bed]
- flopped (down) into the [chair, armchair]
- flop (around) like a fish
- the fish flipped and flopped
- his hair flopped over his [eyes, face, forehead]
- the [film, movie, play] flopped
- the [film] flopped with [critics, audiences, audiences and critics alike]
- flopped [badly, spectacularly, at the box office]
'flop' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):