Sentence examples for be received badly from inspiring English sources

The name Lead Balloon comes from the expression "To go down like a lead balloon", meaning to be received badly by an audience.

As Godard had hoped, it was received badly.

But it was received badly because it seemed to confirm a worrying pattern of overshoots.

The Spanish club's visit to Seoul was received badly by the media and by fans, who perceived the club as indifferent to South Korea and its supporters there.

His announcement was received badly by the region's stockmarkets, especially in Australia, which is getting filthy rich selling its dirt (iron ore, coal, minerals) to China's fast-expanding industries.In this section The new grease?

His good humour and mischievous grin briefly disappeared in 2012 when the Leader of the Lords, Lord Strathclyde, accused him of "gross discourtesy" when raising a point of order; the rebuke was received badly by many peers.

Begun by its producer as a commercial project — following the outright ban by the French government of Vigo's previous film, the short feature "Zero for Conduct" — it was received badly by exhibitors and other industry insiders in private screenings and was, as a result, recut and even retitled by the distributor, Gaumont.

He said a Russian veto of Australia's proposed UN Security Council resolution would be received "very badly, very very badly".

So I hope that my second film will be received very badly and that this will make me want to make films again".

The puzzle games were also received badly, being described as "15 shades of easy and 20 shades of terrible".

Mark Reckless's defection from the Conservatives was received so badly that the recently elected Ukip MP was forced to install extra security at his home.