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went down like a lead zeppelin

went down like a lead zeppelin is the simple past of go down like a lead zeppelin.

Meaning of go down like a lead zeppelin

Verb

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

  1. (simile) To fall precipitately; to plummet.
  2. (simile) To be received negatively by others.

Questions about went down like a lead zeppelin

What is went down like a lead zeppelin the simple past of?
Went down like a lead zeppelin is the simple past of go down like a lead zeppelin.

Words near went down like a lead zeppelin in the dictionary

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

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