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Meaning of 倒栽葱

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
倒 dào 栽 zāi 葱 cōng (Trad.: 倒栽蔥)
to fall headlong; (fig.) to suffer an ignominious failure
Example Sentences
1
他从马上倒栽葱地摔了下来
。
He fell neck and crop off the horse.
2
飞机引擎失灵
,
一个倒栽葱掉到海里了
。
The engine failed and the plane fell headlong into the sea.
3
天太黑
,
杰克倒栽葱地摔进一个大坑里
。
It was so dark Jack fell head over heels into a big hole in the ground.
4
他走得那样快
,
把一个老人撞了个倒栽葱
。
He was so fast that he knocked an old man head over heels.
5
绳子也弄断了
,
驴子倒栽葱似的掉进河里
。
The rope was also broken and the donkey fell head over heels into the river.