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lead balloons

lead balloons is the plural of lead balloon.

Meaning of lead balloon

Noun

lead balloon (plural lead balloons)

  1. A failure, especially something that fails to have the intended resonance with an audience.
    • After the collusion story proved a bust, there was an attempt to blow some life into the obstruction of justice charge. But that was a lead balloon with the American people.2019 November 17, Robert Robb, “Trump wants Republicans to defend him. But it's hard to defend the indefensible”, in The Arizona Republic

Questions about lead balloons

What is lead balloons the plural of?
Lead balloons is the plural of lead balloon.

Words near lead balloons in the dictionary

  1. lead
  2. lead acetate
  3. lead around by the nose
  4. lead astray
  5. lead balloon
  6. lead balloons
  7. lead by example
  8. lead by the nose
  9. lead carbonate
  10. lead carbonates
  11. lead chamber process

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