ALL meanings of go over like a lead balloon
go o·ver like a lead bal·loon
G g - noun go over like a lead balloon Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20°C. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon something made of this metal or of one of its alloys. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon a plummet or mass of lead suspended by a line, as for taking soundings. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon bullets collectively; shot. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon black lead or graphite. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon a small stick of graphite, as used in pencils. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon Also, leading. Printing. a thin strip of type metal or brass less than type-high, used for increasing the space between lines of type. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon a grooved bar of lead or came in which sections of glass are set, as in stained-glass windows. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon leads, British. a roof, especially one that is shallow or flat, covered with lead. 1
- noun go over like a lead balloon white lead. 1
- verb with object go over like a lead balloon to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds. 1
- verb with object go over like a lead balloon Printing. to insert leads between the lines of. 1
- verb with object go over like a lead balloon to fix (window glass) in position with leads. 1
- adjective go over like a lead balloon made of or containing lead: a lead pipe; a lead compound. 1
- idioms go over like a lead balloon get the lead out, Slang. to move or work faster; hurry up. 1
- idioms go over like a lead balloon heave the lead, Nautical. to take a sounding with a lead. 1
- idioms go over like a lead balloon go over like a lead balloon, Slang. to fail to arouse interest, enthusiasm, or support. 1
- verb go over like a lead balloon To fail to gain acceptance: to be received poorly. 0