go down like a lead zeppelin

English

Alternative forms

• go down like a lead balloon
• go over like a lead balloon
• go over like a lead zeppelin

Verb

go down like a lead zeppelin (third-person singular simple present goes down like a lead zeppelin, present participle going down like a lead zeppelin, simple past went down like a lead zeppelin, past participle gone down like a lead zeppelin)

1. (simile) To fall precipitately; to plummet.
2. (simile) To be received negatively by others.