单词 | to go down like a fart in a spacesuit |
释义 | > as lemmasto go down like a fart in a spacesuit P3. as welcome (also popular, etc.) as a fart in a spacesuit (and variants): not welcome, popular, etc., at all. Subsequently also in similar phrases, esp. to go down like a fart in a spacesuit: to be very poorly received. ΚΠ 1980 B. Connolly in Parkinson 27 Sept. (transcribed from T.V. programme) It wasn't my audience, it was Elton John's audience, and they made me feel as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. 2001 D. Hughes Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Never Made xvi. 201 Indeed, for years, accepted wisdom in Hollywood was that science fiction comedy was about as popular as the proverbial fart in a spacesuit. 2015 Guardian (Nexis) 7 June Obviously, Strange's discovery went down like a fart in a spacesuit as far as Norrell is concerned. < as lemmas |
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