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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: Go down like a lead balloon
Question

Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom:
Go down like a lead balloon

A.

To be received badly by an audience

B.

To surrender

C.

To gamble everything you have

D.

Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone/something

Correct option is A

Option (a) is the correct meaning of the idiom.
Go down like a lead balloon: Used when something (especially a joke, idea, or performance) fails badly or is not well received. (किसी चीज़ का बुरी तरह असफल होना)
Example: His attempt at stand-up comedy went down like a lead balloon.
Other related idioms:
· Bomb out – fail spectacularly
· Fall flat – not generate the expected response
· Crash and burn – to completely fail

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