go over like a lead balloon

短语

词形变化

goes over like a lead balloon 三单 goes over like a lead balloon going over like a lead balloon gone over like a lead balloon went over like a lead balloon going over like a lead balloon 现在分词 went over like a lead balloon 过去式 gone over like a lead balloon 过去式 gone over like a lead balloon 过去分词

别名

go over as well as a lead balloon go down like a lead balloon

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly.

词源

Presumably from go over (“to be received”), used as if literally (“to travel above”): a lead balloon would not travel well through the air.

来源：wiktionary