"go down like a lead zeppelin" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes down like a lead zeppelin [present, singular, third-person], going down like a lead zeppelin [participle, present], went down like a lead zeppelin [past], gone down like a lead zeppelin [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> down like a lead zeppelin|head=go down like a lead zeppelin}} go down like a lead zeppelin (third-person singular simple present goes down like a lead zeppelin, present participle going down like a lead zeppelin, simple past went down like a lead zeppelin, past participle gone down like a lead zeppelin)
  1. (simile) To fall precipitately; to plummet. Synonyms: go down like a lead balloon, go over like a lead balloon, go over like a lead zeppelin
    Sense id: en-go_down_like_a_lead_zeppelin-en-verb-oQ8CLuQM Categories (other): English similes, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. (simile) To be received negatively by others.
    Sense id: en-go_down_like_a_lead_zeppelin-en-verb-FYwRT2s6 Categories (other): English similes

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go down like a lead zeppelin meaning in English (1.9kB)

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