go over like a lead balloon

go o·ver like a lead bal·loon

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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

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English lede, Old English lēad; cognate with Dutch lood, Old Frisian lād lead, German Lot plummet

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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