American business jargon. 2014.
lead balloon — lead bal|loon [ ,led bə lun ] noun go over/down like a lead balloon to completely fail to please people: My presentation went over like a lead balloon; nobody cracked a smile … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lead balloon — UK [ˌled bəˈluːn] US [ˌled bəˈlun] noun Phrase: go down like a lead balloon … Useful english dictionary
Lead Balloon — Infobox Television show name = Lead Balloon caption = Lead Balloon title card. The mis spelling of balloon was a genuine mistake by director Alex Hardcastle. [cite video |people= Hardcastle, Alex|year=2007|title=Lead Balloon: Series One DVD audio … Wikipedia
lead balloon — UK [ˌled bəˈluːn] / US [ˌled bəˈlun] noun go down like a lead balloon … English dictionary
go over like a lead balloon — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval. * /The president s suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon./ * /Jack s off color jokes went over like a lead balloon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go over like a lead balloon — {v. phr.}, {informal} To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval. * /The president s suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon./ * /Jack s off color jokes went over like a lead balloon./ … Dictionary of American idioms
go down like a lead balloon — (humorous) To be conspicuously unsuccessful • • • Main Entry: ↑lead * * * go down like a lead balloon phrase to completely fail to please someone The tax proposals went down like a lead balloon at the party conference. Thesaurus: to fail, or to… … Useful english dictionary
go over like a lead balloon — (US) (or Brit go down like a lead balloon) informal of a joke, suggestion, etc. : to fail completely He told a joke about his mother in law and it went over like a lead balloon. [=no one laughed at the joke] My suggestion went over like a lead… … Useful english dictionary
List of Lead Balloon episodes — This is a list of episodes of the British television situation comedy Lead Balloon . The first series of six episodes aired in 2006 and a second series, extended to eight episodes, began in 2007. All episodes are written by Jack Dee and Pete… … Wikipedia
go\ over\ like\ a\ lead\ balloon — v. phr. informal To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval. The president s suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon. Jack s off color jokes went over like a lead balloon … Словарь американских идиом
