go down like a lead balloon

成語所屬單字balloon

go down like a lead balloon — 慣用語

1. if a joke, plan, or speech goes down like a lead balloon, the listeners hate it

1.慣用語
釋義

(笑話、計畫等)反應極差;徹底失敗

if a joke, plan, or speech goes down like a lead balloon, the listeners hate it and react with silence or anger.

例句

Tom's joke about the boss went down like a lead balloon at the office party.

The mayor's plan to raise parking fees went down like a lead balloon with local drivers.