go down like a lead balloon
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go down like a lead balloon — idiom
1. if a joke, plan, or speech goes down like a lead balloon, the listeners hate it
1.idiom
Definition
if a joke, plan, or speech goes down like a lead balloon, the listeners hate it and react with silence or anger.
Example
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.