go down like a lead balloon

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go down like a lead balloon (third-person singular simple present goes down like a lead balloon, present participle going down like a lead balloon, simple past went down like a lead balloon, past participle gone down like a lead balloon)

  1. (simile) To be received negatively by others.
    I thought my idea of a superhero-themed party was a great idea, but it went down like a lead balloon with my friends.