Sinks like a lead balloon In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "sinks like a lead balloon", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2021-08-13 12:08

Meaning of Sinks like a lead balloon (redirected from sink like a lead balloon )

Synonyms:

go down like a lead balloon , Go over like a lead balloon , drop/fall/sink like a stone , sink without trace

Sink like a lead balloon British verb phrase

If something "sinks like a lead balloon", it is unpopular or uninterested, or fails completely.

I guess that her latest movie will sink like a lead balloon because of her scandal.

Our plan to go camping has sunk like a lead balloon due to the bad weather.

His joke sank like a lead balloon.

Grammar and Usage of Sink like a lead balloon

Verb Forms

  • to sink like a lead balloon
  • sinks like a lead balloon
  • sinking like a lead balloon
  • sank like a lead balloon
  • have/has/had sunk like a lead balloon

The verb "sink" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Sink like a lead balloon

The phrase is American in origin and the first mention of a "lead balloon" with the meaning of something that fails comes from a Mom-N Pop cartoon that was syndicated in several US newspapers in June 1924.

The Origin Cited: phrases.org.uk .
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