go over as well as a lead balloon

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go over as well as a lead balloon (third-person singular simple present goes over as well as a lead balloon, present participle going over as well as a lead balloon, simple past went over as well as a lead balloon, past participle gone over as well as a lead balloon)

  1. Alternative form of go over like a lead balloon
    • 2005, CDA Journal of the California Dental Association:
      Think a joke may go over as well as a lead balloon? It's likely not a good idea, and refraining from telling it would be a wiser choice.
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