balloon goes up

English - English

Definition of balloon goes up in English English dictionary

Something exciting or dangerous begins

When is your job interview? The balloon goes up at 10 tomorrow.

Hyphenation

bal·loon Goes up

Turkish pronunciation

bılun gōz ʌp

Pronunciation

/bəˈlo͞on ˈgōz ˈəp/ /bəˈluːn ˈɡoʊz ˈʌp/

Etymology

() British - World War I - a signal that artillery was to begin.