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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. "Go down like a lead balloon"

Q: Answer-Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. 'Go down like a lead balloon'

This idiom is used to describe a situation where something, such as a joke, a statement, or a performance, fails to impress or receive a positive response from an audience.

A To be ready

B To get away from, to escape

C To be received badly by an audience

D To gamble everything you have

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