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going down like a cup of cold sick

going down like a cup of cold sick is the present participle and gerund of go down like a cup of cold sick.

Meaning of go down like a cup of cold sick

Verb

go down like a cup of cold sick (third-person singular simple present goes down like a cup of cold sick, present participle going down like a cup of cold sick, simple past went down like a cup of cold sick, past participle gone down like a cup of cold sick)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) To be received very poorly; to be highly unpopular.
    • Need I tell you that this last analysis went down like a cup of cold sick, waterworks turned on, hanky out, male sex maligned, wailing and gnashing of teeth, all culminating in yours truly agreeing to jump on the first Laker standby to Timbuctoo in search of Prodigal Son.1997, Carol Thatcher, Below the Parapet, page 185
    Synonyms:
    go over like a fart in church, go over like a lead balloon, sink like a stone

Questions about going down like a cup of cold sick

What is going down like a cup of cold sick the present participle and gerund of?
Going down like a cup of cold sick is the present participle and gerund of go down like a cup of cold sick.

Words near going down like a cup of cold sick in the dictionary

  1. going deep
  2. going down
  3. going down fighting
  4. going down in flames
  5. going down in history
  6. going down like a cup of cold sick
  7. going down like a cup of sick
  8. going down like a lead balloon
  9. going down like a lead zeppelin
  10. going down like a sack of potatoes
  11. going down on

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