仏ほとけ倒だおし

noun

falling flat like a Buddha statue being toppled

Describes a person falling heavily and dramatically, often with limbs splayed, as if a heavy statue were pushed over. Used in colloquial or humorous contexts.

• 階かい段だんで足あしを滑すべらせて、仏ほとけ倒だおしみたいに転ころんじゃった。

  I slipped on the stairs and fell flat like a toppled Buddha statue.