Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Go down like a lead balloon
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is "To be received badly by an audience."
Key Points
- "Idiom" is an expression whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words in it.
- Example: “Spill the beans,” means asking someone to reveal a secret
- The idiom 'go down like a lead balloon' means to be received poorly or to fail miserably. (बुरी तरह असफल होना)
- The phrase 'lead balloon' refers to something heavy and therefore unable to float or rise.
- Example: "The comedian's new material went down like a lead balloon with the crowd."
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.
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