go down like a cup of cold sick

present singular third person goes down like a cup of cold sick · participle present going down like a cup of cold sick · past went down like a cup of cold sick · participle past gone down like a cup of cold sick · alternative go down like a cup of sick

1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKslangTo be received very poorly; to be highly unpopular.

   'It went down like a cup of cold sick,' he said to me, almost gleefully, tapping on his computer keyboard to try to locate a copy of the newsletter.

   2019, Michelle Duff, Jacinda Ardern: The Story Behind an Extraordinary Leader

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   Need I tell you that this last analysis went down like a cup of cold sick, waterworks turned on, hanky out, male sex maligned, wailing and gnashing of teeth, all culminating in yours truly agreeing to jump on the first Laker standby to Timbuctoo in search of Prodigal Son.

   1997, Carol Thatcher, Below the Parapet, page 185

   It wasn't quite the same in Uzbekistan. Washington muttered something about all sides in Uzbekistan showing restraint. This must have gone down like a cup of cold sick with the families of the 750 or so dead in Uzbekistan.

   2006, Neil Mackay, The War on Truth, page 426

   Synonyms: go over like a fart in church, go over like a lead balloon, sink like a stone