Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Go down like a lead balloon

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SSC MTS (2022) Official Paper (Held On: 11 May, 2023 Shift 3)

Answer 1

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.