go down like a lead balloon (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
qualifier: simile
glosses: To be received negatively by others.
Forms:
form: goes down like a lead balloon
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: going down like a lead balloon
tags: participle
present
form: went down like a lead balloon
tags: past
form: gone down like a lead balloon
tags: participle
past
form: go over like a lead balloon
tags: alternative