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went down like a cup of cold sick

went down like a cup of cold sick is the simple past 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 went down like a cup of cold sick

What is went down like a cup of cold sick the simple past of?
Went down like a cup of cold sick is the simple past of go down like a cup of cold sick.

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

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

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