Meaning of go down like a cup of cold sick | Babel Free

Definitions

To be received very poorly; to be highly unpopular.

Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“'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.”

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