Speakur

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go down like a lead balloon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables
go -down -like a lead- bal-loon
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be received negatively by others.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes down like a lead balloon (present, singular) going down like a lead balloon (participle, present) went down like a lead balloon (past) gone down like a lead balloon (participle, past) go over like a lead balloon (alternative)

Questions

What does go down like a lead balloon mean?
To be received negatively by others.

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