lead balloon
/ˌled bəˈluːn/noun
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पूरी तरह विफल बात या योजना, जिसे कोई पसंद न करे
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[C, usually singular] informal
a plan, joke or suggestion that fails completely or is not received well by people
पूरी तरह विफल बात या योजना, जिसे कोई पसंद न करे
- His joke about the boss was a real lead balloon.
- The new tax proposal turned out to be a lead balloon.
- Her suggestion to extend school hours went down like a lead balloon.
+ 2 more examples
- The comedian's new routine was a lead balloon, and nobody laughed.
- The scheme proved a lead balloon and was dropped within a month.
¶Idioms 1
go down like a lead balloon
(British, informal) to be very badly received by people; to fail completely (North American go over like a lead balloon)
बिल्कुल पसंद न किया जाना, बुरी तरह विफल होना
- His suggestion of extra classes on Sunday went down like a lead balloon.
- The new rules went down like a lead balloon with the staff.
§Grammar and usage
Here lead is the heavy metal and is pronounced like 'led', not like the verb 'lead'.
यहाँ lead भारी धातु (सीसा) है और 'led' की तरह बोला जाता है, verb 'lead' की तरह नहीं।
Go down like a lead balloon means to fail completely or to be very badly received.
Go down like a lead balloon का अर्थ है पूरी तरह विफल होना या बिल्कुल पसंद न किया जाना।