Choose the meaning of the idiom "fall flat", as in "his joke fell flat".

to fail to have the hoped-for effectCorrect answerYour answerto trip and fallCorrect answerYour answerto succeedCorrect answerYour answerto be very funnyCorrect answerYour answer

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A joke that falls flat does not get the laugh that was hoped for.

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Very funny is the opposite.

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "fall flat", as in "his joke fell flat".

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