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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. "Go down like a lead balloon"
Question

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
"Go down like a lead balloon"

A.

To be ready

B.

To get away from, to escape

C.

To be received badly by an audience

D.

To gamble everything, you have

Correct option is C

Option (c) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
Given Idiom: Go down like a lead balloon means to fail completely or be poorly received, especially in the case of an idea, joke, or performance. (बिलकुल असफल हो जाना या दर्शकों द्वारा नापसंद किया जाना)
Example: His joke went down like a lead balloon in the meeting.
Other related idioms and their meanings:
· Fall flat: to fail to have the intended effect
· Backfire: to have the opposite result of what was intended
· Bomb: (slang) to fail completely in entertainment

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