Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Go down like a lead balloon

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  1. To be received badly by an audience
  2. Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone / something
  3. Surrender peacefully
  4. To gamble everything you have

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Option 1 : To be received badly by an audience
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The 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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