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

simple past tense of go down like a lead balloon

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of go down like a lead balloon

past participle of go down like a lead balloon

Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

Present tense form of one thing led to another.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lead a cat-and-dog life

You can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.

Alternative form of you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lead someone up the garden path