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Question : Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Go down like a lead balloon.

Option 1: To be received badly by an audience

Option 2: Put yourself in a tough position in order to support someone / something

Option 3: Surrender peacefully

Option 4: To gamble everything you have


Team Careers360 13th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: To be received badly by an audience


Solution : The correct choice is the first option .

The idiom go down like a lead balloon is often used to describe something, such as a joke or a suggestion, that is not well-received and is met with disapproval or a lack of enthusiasm from the audience.

Therefore, among the given options, the most appropriate meaning of the given idiomatic expression is to be received badly by an audience.

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