Kevin Whately

I initially thought 'Lewis' was a terrible idea. The character had very much been Morse's work donkey and sounding board. But I was persuaded to do it, thinking if it was a flop, at least ITV would stop asking me. But the pilot took off, so we got back on this moving train, and we've never looked back.

English Actor

Peter O'Toole

My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits.

Irish Actor

Sushmita Sen

With the amount of flops that I have seen in my career, one would think that my career would have been over long back. But it has sustained. And I truly believe it did because I lived life on my own terms.

Indian Actress

George Clooney

I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.

American Actor

Robin Wright

I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.

American Actress

Hiten Tejwani

There are many factors that make a serial hit or flop, but what is important is the character.

Indian Actor

Daniel Negreanu

Experienced no-limit Texas Hold'em players understand the importance of reading flop texture.

Canadian Celebrity

Rosalind Russell

Flops are a part of life's menu and I've never been a girl to miss out on any of the courses.

Pooja Bhatt

I love my flops. Look at my life: my failure that broke my heart made me stronger.

Indian Director

Sajid Khan

Cinema is my life and I can never make a flop.

Use 'flop' to describe someone falling into a position due to tiredness or relief.

Indicates Exhaustion

'Flop' often implies a lack of control or grace in the way something falls or lies down.

Physical Movement

As a noun, 'flop' stresses the complete lack of success in an endeavor.

Negative Connotations

Calling something a 'flop' is an informal way of judging its success, often in entertainment or business.

Informal Evaluation

As a verb, 'flop' can signify a metaphorical failure, not just a physical action.

Not Always Literal

When something 'flops', the failure is often sudden and unexpected.

Abrupt Failure

Use this 'flop' when describing something hanging or swaying loosely or limply.

Describes Movement

This sense of 'flop' can imply disorder or a haphazard state.

Suggests Disorganization

In publishing, 'flop' is a less common term and can refer to a section or piece of a series.

Publishing Context

 5 seconds later, the tiny baby flopped out onto the grass and mum turned round and began to lick the tiny fawn. It's a magical moment to witness. The licking helps clear the baby's nose so it can breathe and creates a stronger bond between mum and baby. It also helps suppress the smell of the birth fluids that could attract a predator.

Fatal Encounter with...

 line of water her ice where animals enter that world and I am so hungry to know what it looks like down there that I'll almost do anything to get in there and see what what what's going on but we've seen them on the surface well here's a little video clip of what they look like when they flop into the water

Paul Nicklen: Emperors...

 still have to remember that we're designing for humans to look at one another and so designing something that flops that vision really isn't enhancing the human experience of creating a different experience and I think that focusing on the human experience is so important when it comes to wearable

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 Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit. Talking, jeering, and cheering was common during performances. There are even accounts of audiences throwing furniture when plays were flops.

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 There were smaller billy possums on a stick that kids could wave around like flags. But even with all this marketing, the life of the billy possum turned out to be just pathetically brief. The toy was an absolute flop, and it was almost completely forgotten by the end of the year,

The strange story of the...

 I mean, we've got all types of bottles. We've got some old flip flops. I saw a toothbrush back there and considering this place, this island is such a valuable spot for both seabirds and seals. and loads of other wildlife.

Finding Baby Seals on an...

 but I was still afraid of heights, and 6am practice was brutal. My mind was awake, but my muscles were still asleep. I did back smacks and belly flops and my slow-boiling pot this time was a freezing pool.

Adam Grant: What frogs...

 Our system is inspiring a new category of companies dedicated to bringing this to life. But it's going to take more than just vision. History's full of ideas that have flopped and flourished,

Josh Giegel: Super...

 it's a perfect shot with this piano in the back red plastic three flops portraits of the leaders not to mention the seriously there's that rare moment of actual truth she's literally looking

North Korea in 3D: See...

 me there's nothing quite like watching a bear get his breakfast do a little boxing or even a belly flop and this wilderness is one of the best places in the world to see them do it

Flop

To fall or drop down heavily.

Often appears as...

A complete failure.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

To fail completely.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Move in a loose, heavy and uncontrolled way.

Often appears as...

A part of a book, document or series.

Indicates Exhaustion

Physical Movement

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