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went over like a lead balloon

went over like a lead balloon is the simple past 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.

Questions about went over like a lead balloon

What is went over like a lead balloon the simple past of?
Went over like a lead balloon is the simple past of go over like a lead balloon.

Words near went over like a lead balloon in the dictionary

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

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