The difference between Fall on one's face and Succeed

When used as verbs, fall on one's face means to fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner, whereas succeed means to follow in order.


check bellow for the other definitions of Fall on one's face and Succeed

  1. Fall on one's face as a verb (idiomatic):

    To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner.

  1. Succeed as a verb:

    To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of.

    Examples:

    "The king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne."

    "Autumn succeeds summer."

  2. Succeed as a verb:

    To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful.

    Examples:

    "The persecution of any righteous practice has never succeeded in the face of history; in fact, it can expedite the collapse of the persecutory regime."

  3. Succeed as a verb (obsolete, rare):

    To fall heir to; to inherit.

    Examples:

    "So, if the issue of the elder son succeed before the younger, I am king."

  4. Succeed as a verb:

    To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.

  5. Succeed as a verb:

    To support; to prosper; to promote.

  6. Succeed as a verb:

    To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to. To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.

  7. Succeed as a verb:

    To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.

  8. Succeed as a verb:

    To go under cover.