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10 LIVRES EN ANGLAIS EN RAPPORT AVEC «GO DOWN LIKE A LEAD BALLOON»
Découvrez l'usage de
go down like a lead balloon dans la sélection bibliographique suivante. Des livres en rapport avec
go down like a lead balloon et de courts extraits de ceux-ci pour replacer dans son contexte son utilisation littéraire.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... to have the intended effect; produce disapproval or disappointment (also: go
down like a lead balloon): He can never remember the ending of a joke; when he
tries to tell one, it always goes down like a bomb. Note: The expression is ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions: Second Edition
... with inevitable defeat.* Go down like... Followed by a phrase indicating an
unpopular thing, an unpopular activity or something that is bound to fail. The
commonest form is go down like a lead balloon, but there are many others
varying in ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton,
2006
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Australian Language and Culture
Other like a... expressions include: charge like a wounded bull charge
outrageously high prices feel like a grease spot feel hot and sweaty go down like
a lead balloon be a complete failure go through (someone) like a dose of salts
have a ...
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The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
The Guardian, 21st August 2001 lead balloon noun - go down like a lead balloon
; go over like a lead balloon of an action, to be poorly received, to be
unsuccessful, to fail US, i960 • The Conservatives' last attempt at vouchers, for
nursery ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor,
2006
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Common Phrases: And the Amazing Stories Behind Them
Go down like a lead balloon The idiom originated in 1924 with American
cartoonist Loren Taylor, whose character Pop excitedly bought shares in a
mothball company. But when he visited the Stock Exchange, he saw the shares “
go up like a ...
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Anglické obrazné fráze
a idiomy - English as easy as ABC
to go down like a lead balloon/to go over like a lead balloon – padnout někam
jako bomba, jako blesk z čistého nebe Alan's decision to leave school shortly
before taking his final exams and to become a pop singer went down like a lead ...
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
[1940s+] to be extremely popular, also used ironically. go down like a lead
balloon v. see LEAD BALLOON n. go down like a pork chop at a Jewish wedding
v. see LIKE A PORK CHOP AT A JEWISH WEDDING phr. (1). go down like flies v.
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
Renowned for its weight, the metal leadappears in a number of expressions as a
metaphor for inertness or heaviness (see, for example, go down like a lead
balloon below and swing the lead at SWING). go down (or over) like a lead
balloon ...
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Building Vocabulary for College
Ed said, “Don't worry my friend. I've got your back if anyone blames you for what
happened.” Write an original sentence using I've got your back: Go down like a
lead balloon: A suggestion, statement, or action that is overwhelmingly rejected.
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Who Said That First?: The Curious Origins of Common Words ...
Go down like a lead balloon The idiom originated in 1924 with American
cartoonist Loren Taylor,whose character Pop excitedly bought shares in a
mothball company. But when he visited the Stock Exchange, he saw the shares '
go up like a ...
10 ACTUALITÉS CONTENANT LE TERME «GO DOWN LIKE A LEAD BALLOON»
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go down like a lead balloon est employé dans le contexte des actualités suivantes.
Warnings may go down like a lead balloon
Warnings may go down like a lead balloon. Letter to the Editor. By FTAdviser Blog | Published 10:51 | 0 comments. Recommend 0 Print this ... «FT Adviser, juil 15»
Not all are deaths in custody – murders in custody
I typed a text on my mobile phone and sent it to John Quigley, whom I know, “John, your insensitive statement will go down like a lead balloon ... «The Stringer, juil 15»
Koch Industries spent €0.5m lobbying EU on environmental protection
But they know that the truth would go down like a lead balloon with the public. Therefore they spend huge amounts of money, essentially lying ... «The Guardian, juil 15»
Pay rises for bosses - and shareholder dissent - back on the agenda
That is going to go down like a lead balloon. The request for pay rises may be a backlash against longer retention periods.” Top directors tend ... «The Guardian, juil 15»
Moray beach huts row will go to court
“It would go down like a lead balloon, I would be accused of trying to abuse the process for my own ends.” He added: “There may be a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, juil 15»
James Jordan squares up to Craig Revel Horwood over Strictly …
But his comments on This Morning are likely to still go down like a lead balloon. James was accused of being homophobic when he dismissed ... «Metro, juin 15»
32 Year Renovation of Westminster Palace Estimated To Cost $11.2 …
The announcement is likely to go down like a lead balloon with the British public, as the Government is still yet to announce the details of ... «artnet News, juin 15»
Austrian Grand Prix: Nico takes a big win
The Scuderia are making a bit of a habit of losing out now, something that will undoubtedly go down like a lead balloon in Italy and will not be ... «BizNews, juin 15»
Men cry more at work according to stress expert
... into the public eye and are surrounded by painfully intelligent people a remark like this was always going to go down like a lead balloon. «The News Hub, juin 15»
The Amir Khan Dilemma
... boxing fans – and sporting fans in general – would react to a statement that makes perfect sense but is likely to go down like a lead balloon. «The News Hub, juin 15»