go over like a lead balloon

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Fig. to fail completely; to go over badly. Your joke went over like a lead balloon. If that play was supposed to be a comedy, it went over like a lead balloon. Her suggestion went over like a lead balloon.

See also: balloon, lead, like

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``Man, this thing would go over like a lead balloon with my girlfriend,'' said Bernie Maxian, 28, a Los Angeles musician. BEAR THAT SWEARS TALKING TRASH SELLS FOR TRENDY NEW TEDDY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) More results

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