go over like a lead balloon

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly.

词形变化

goes over like a lead balloon present,singular,third-person going over like a lead balloon participle,present went over like a lead balloon past gone over like a lead balloon participle,past go down like a lead balloon alternative

词源

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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