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