GO DOWN (OR N. AMER. OVER) LIKE A LEAD BALLOON


Meaning of GO DOWN (OR N. AMER. OVER) LIKE A LEAD BALLOON in English

go down ( or N. Amer. over) like a lead balloon

informal

(of a speech, proposal, or joke) be poorly received.

→ the lead

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.