Define Lead Balloon Meaning

Lead Balloon
(n.) A proverbial lead balloon is an idea which is garuanteed to fail.

The League of Nations
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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.
By Sindee