go down like a cup of cold sick

== English == === Alternative forms === go down like a cup of sick === Etymology === Refers to sick in the Commonwealth sense of vomit. === Verb === go down like a cup of cold sick (third-person singular simple present goes down like a cup of cold sick, present participle going down like a cup of cold sick, simple past went down like a cup of cold sick, past participle gone down like a cup of cold sick) (slang, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To be received very poorly; to be highly unpopular. ==== Synonyms ==== go over like a fart in church go over like a lead balloon sink like a stone