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The tax proposals went down like a lead balloon at the party conference.
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My suggestion went down like a lead balloon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
go down like a lead balloon — humorous if something that you say or show to people goes down like a lead balloon, they do not like it at all. My joke about the alcoholic went down like a lead balloon … New idioms dictionary
go down like a lead balloon — (UK) If something goes down like a lead balloon, it fails or is extremely badly received … The small dictionary of idiomes
go down like a lead balloon — ► go down like a lead balloon (of a speech, proposal, or joke) be poorly received. Main Entry: ↑lead … English terms dictionary
go down like a lead balloon — to completely fail to please someone The tax proposals went down like a lead balloon at the party conference … English dictionary
go over/down like a lead balloon — see ↑balloon, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑lead … Useful english dictionary
go over like a lead balloon — (US) (or Brit go down like a lead balloon) informal of a joke, suggestion, etc. : to fail completely He told a joke about his mother in law and it went over like a lead balloon. [=no one laughed at the joke] My suggestion went over like a lead… … Useful english dictionary
Go down like a lead balloon — fail dismally; fail to elicit the desired response … Dictionary of Australian slang
go down like a lead balloon — Australian Slang fail dismally; fail to elicit the desired response … English dialects glossary
lead balloon — lead bal|loon [ ,led bə lun ] noun go over/down like a lead balloon to completely fail to please people: My presentation went over like a lead balloon; nobody cracked a smile … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
go down (or N. Amer. over) like a lead balloon — informal (of a speech, proposal, or joke) be poorly received. → the lead … English new terms dictionary
