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