be poorly received by an audience
an act or show that the audience do not like at all
fail completely and be considered a flop by the public
be completely unsuccessful or unpopular
a total failure
fall flat
The joke he cracked went down like a lead balloon.
The issue that the politician raised in his speech went down like a lead balloon with the public.
His idea about the new product went down like a lead balloon.
Your plan for this project would go down like a lead balloon with the stakeholders.
His first public show as a musician went down like a lead balloon.
The proposal to cut the expenses went down like a lead balloon.
There is no origin for this idiom
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definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.