go down like a lead balloon

Verb

(simile) To be received negatively by others.

Japanese Meaning

受け入れられず、大きな失敗や厳しい批判に遭う / 期待や試みが非常に低い評価を受け、成功しない / その試みが否定的に受け止められ、逆効果に終わる

When I suggested cutting the budget, my proposal seemed to go down like a lead balloon with the team.

予算削減を提案したところ、私の案はチームに全く受け入れられませんでした。

Sense（1）

(simile) To be received negatively by others.

goes down like a lead balloon

（ present singular third-person ）

going down like a lead balloon

（ participle present ）

went down like a lead balloon

（ past ）

gone down like a lead balloon

（ participle past ）