lead balloon

An utter failure and/or something that causes displeasure. Often heard in the phrase "go over like a lead balloon." A: "How do you think everyone will react to the lack of bonuses this year?" B: "Oh, that news will go over like a lead balloon!" I thought I'd finally had a breakthrough with my latest invention, but it turned out to be a lead balloon, like all the others.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arsenio	ahr-SE-nyo (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Alexandra	al-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)	English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,
Kelebek	-	Turkish
Gedalyahu	-	Biblical Hebrew
Marcelino	mahr-the-LEE-no (Spanish), mahr-se-LEE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Hunberct	-	Ancient Germanic