face down

verb

1. to confront and force (someone or something) to back down

Example Sentences

A judge found he was restrained face down by staff three times and that others placed a towel around the door of his room to stop him leaving it 14 times.

From BBC

The judge said she was satisfied he was left "distressed and humiliated by the experience of being restrained face down".

From BBC

Winding up face down on the court, Bilodeau pounded the hardwood with both hands and uttered an expletive.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearby, Lebanese army soldiers surrounded a Chevy Silverado where the body of an infant had been discovered, face down in the backseat, a day after the blast sent debris and body parts in a wide arc.

From Los Angeles Times

The images published by DeepState showed the dead Ukrainian troops stripped to their underwear and lying face down in what appeared to be farmland in Kursk.

From BBC