die on one's arse
This British and Irish vulgar slang phrase is often used in performance contexts, particularly by comedians, to describe a complete failure.
Definition
C1Performance
(vulgar, informal, british, irish)To be poorly received by an audience, especially during a comedy act.
Example
- The comedian died on his arse when no one laughed at his jokes.
C1General
(vulgar, informal, british, irish)To fail completely or disastrously.
Example
- The new product launch died on its arse due to poor marketing.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "die on one's arse":
die in the assfall off one's perchdie on the vinebust one's asssomeone's arse offgo belly-upfall flat on one's facebite the dustkick the bucketdie awaybreathe one's laston one's last legsdie a thousand deathsflat on one's backdie laughingfall on one's swordcome a cropperon the bumdrop deaddead as a dodocash in one's chipslive downfall down onbreak one's backdie in a firebust asson one's backlie aroundlay an eggbite the big onedie outkeel over