1920s: Manufacturers and retail jewelers try to launch the concept of men's engagement rings, which sinks like a lead balloon.

1920年：制造商和零售珠宝商尝试制造男式订婚戒指，但是这个想法却像灌了铅的气球一样很快销声匿迹。

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But my joke went over like a lead balloon - nobody even cracked a smile.

但是，我的笑话没有引起任何反应，甚至没有一个人笑一笑。

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Though your plan is a lead balloon, at least we can gain some experience.

尽管你的计划未能成功，但至少我们得到了一些经验。

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Lane looked faintly interrupted. "Why what?" " Why did you think it was going to go over like a lead balloon?"

莱恩微弱的问，什么为什么“,为什么你认为它像一个领头气球“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

At 12:15 BST on Monday the lead balloon in the race is the American USA-2 - which has travelled 1298.93km (807m).

BBC: Wiltshire

In Lead Balloon, which Dee devised and co-wrote, Dee plays disillusioned comic Rick Spleen who hosts corporate events such as The Heating and Ventilation Awards.

BBC: Louise Delamere in The Chatterley Affair

Mickelson's jokey comment that "Irish women are not that good looking" had gone down like a lead balloon and led to the then collegiate star having to make hurried apologies on the national airwaves.

BBC: McIlroy magnetism