Face down and Lying

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Lying and face down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead an adjective "Face down".

Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.

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Face down and lying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Face down" instead an adjective "Lying".

Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: "You will find yourself face down... when you wake up." This gets a sort of call back at the end of the game: "When I woke up... It was me lying on the mat." Bilingual Bonus: His ringman speaks only in Chinese.

Source: Characters / Punch-Out!!
Michael in Burn Notice is one of these, because as a spy, he kind of had to get good at it, because people who do what he does without getting good at lying very quickly tend to find a new role, such as "being buried face down in a shallow grave".

Source: Consummate Liar
It often comes with the added implication that the poor driver is lying face down in a ditch somewhere.

Source: Not My Driver

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