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Lead Balloon I’ll Unpopular Unsuccessful Company Directors Idea

Idiom to go down like a lead balloon
Definition to be unpopular and unsuccessful
Examples - The company directors' idea went down like a lead balloon. The employees suspected it was a ploy to get them to work longer.
- The government's plan to ban smoking in public places went down like a lead balloon with the bar and nightclub owners.
- The decision by Ferrari to order Barrichello to give Michael the win went down like a lead balloon. The crowd reacted angrily and booed the German.
- Sometimes I’ll play a song that I think merits revival, and it goes down like a lead balloon, so I’ll drop it hastily.
Note In this expression lead is the heavy metal, pronounced as in the color red.

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