go over like a lead balloon

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To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly
go over like a lead balloon

    Silbentrennung

    go over like a lead bal·loon

    Türkische aussprache

    gō ōvır layk ı lid bılun

    Aussprache

    /ˈgō ˈōvər ˈlīk ə ˈlēd bəˈlo͞on/ /ˈɡoʊ ˈoʊvɜr ˈlaɪk ə ˈliːd bəˈluːn/

    Etymologie

    () Presumably from go over (“to be received”), used as if literally (“to travel above”): a lead balloon would not travel well through the air.
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