go down like a lead balloon



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.
See also: balloon, down, lead, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Punita-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
NÖLkeNUL-kəLimburgish
Josephine['dʒəuzifi:n]
Arsenius-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gary['gɛəri]
TethysTEE-thəs (English)Greek Mythology