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go over as well as a lead balloon

go over as well as a lead balloon is the alternative form of go over like a lead balloon.

Meaning of go over like a lead balloon

Verb

go over like a lead balloon (third-person singular simple present goes over like a lead balloon, present participle going over like a lead balloon, simple past went over like a lead balloon, past participle gone over like a lead balloon)

  1. (simile) To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly.

Forms of go over as well as a lead balloon

third-person singular presentgoes over as well as a lead balloon
present participlegoing over as well as a lead balloon
pastwent over as well as a lead balloon
past participlegone over as well as a lead balloon

Questions about go over as well as a lead balloon

What is go over as well as a lead balloon the alternative form of?
Go over as well as a lead balloon is the alternative form of go over like a lead balloon.

Words near go over as well as a lead balloon in the dictionary

  1. go out swinging
  2. go out with a bang
  3. go out with the ark
  4. go outside
  5. go over
  6. go over as well as a lead balloon
  7. go over like a lead balloon
  8. go over like a lead zeppelin
  9. go over someone's head
  10. go over to the majority
  11. go overboard

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