dropped like a lead balloon

1. "Dropped like a lead balloon" is a phrase, not a word, but it is none the less an old expression that means literally and/or figuratively that something will not fly. That it will drop like a rock, etc...

He told the boss his new idea for the ad campaign and it dropped like a lead balloon. There was no way that the boss would approve such a risky & shoddy scheme.

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Dropping a balloon

When you drop a massive gust of air from your rear end

Croft was caught dropping a balloon while speed walking