to go down like a lead balloon 不受欢迎或起反效果_口语学习技巧

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

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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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1 engagement
n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会
参考例句：
I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。 It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。