Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/February 18

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balloon goes up phrase

(idiomatic) Chiefly preceded by the: something exciting, risky, or troublesome begins. Two weeks ago on 4 February 2023, the United States Air Force shot down a Chinese high-altitude balloon which had entered American airspace, alleging it had been used for surveillance. The action was condemned by the Chinese government, which claimed it was a meteorological airship that had blown off-course.

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