belly-flopped

In the last two weeks, however, more deals have priced below their range than within or above, and a highly anticipated offering from Zynga Inc. belly-flopped on Friday.

2012 IPO Outlook: Lots of Uncertainty Lynn Cowan 2011

Scobie belly-flopped onto the surface and lay shuddering.

The Clique 2010

Last year, Antares Investment Services, a Greenwich, Conn.-based real-estate investor, closed its doors after a big bet it made on the growth of the hedge-fund industry in Connecticut belly-flopped.

Another Dream Goes Bust Robbie Whelan 2010

He belly-flopped along the first-base line to field Carl Crawford's bunt, and flipped the ball with his glove.

USATODAY.com 2008

When the show was brought back to B'way in 1977, it belly-flopped, but in the Obama era it's flourishing.

David Finkle: Broadway Looks at Racism in the Obama Era 2009

Instead, investigators say it came down -- they don't know quite how -- but ultimately, it belly-flopped onto the ocean after falling fast and nearly straight down.

CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2009 2009

Instead, investigators say it came down -- they don't know quite how -- but ultimately, it belly-flopped onto the ocean after falling fast and nearly straight down.

CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2009 2009

A great big diversion has belly-flopped in the middle of our self-referential lives.

Peggy Drexler: The Dogs of Destruction 2008

Introduced last year when inflation was as low as it's been in more than a decade, inflation-indexed Treasury bonds belly-flopped among investors.

If Inflation Kills The Bull 2008

The plane must have floated somewhat, or we'd have gone down nose-first; instead we belly-flopped onto a runway below.

'A Sudden, Terrible Stillness' 2008