"go down like a lead balloon" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-go down like a lead balloon.ogg Forms: goes down like a lead balloon [present, singular, third-person], going down like a lead balloon [participle, present], went down like a lead balloon [past], gone down like a lead balloon [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> down like a lead balloon|head=go down like a lead balloon}} go down like a lead balloon (third-person singular simple present goes down like a lead balloon, present participle going down like a lead balloon, simple past went down like a lead balloon, past participle gone down like a lead balloon)
  1. (simile) To be received negatively by others. Synonyms: go over like a lead balloon
    Sense id: en-go_down_like_a_lead_balloon-en-verb-FYwRT2s6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "(simile) To be received negatively by others."
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