to go down like a lead balloon 不受欢迎或起反效果

如果你说的话或做的事 goes down like a lead balloon, 这就意味着起不受欢迎，激起了他人的不满或反感。

 

例句

 

David's joke was in very poor taste. It went down like a lead balloon!

 

The news of Jenny's engagement¹ went down like a lead balloon when she told the girls – they couldn’t stand her boyfriend!

 

The job cuts will go down like a lead balloon when the workers are told about them.

 

请注意

 

通俗表达 to swing the lead 意思是假装生病逃避工作。

 

例句：

 

I'm sick of having to do the work for my colleague – he's always swinging the lead!

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