- (the) balloon goes up
- if the balloon goes up, a situation suddenly becomes very serious or unpleasant.
The balloon went up last Friday when the scandal became public.
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(the) balloon goes up
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when the balloon goes up — 1. When the trouble starts 2. When proceedings begin • • • Main Entry: ↑balloon * * * when the balˈloon goes up idiom (BrE, informal … Useful english dictionary
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balloon goes up, the — 1. The proceedings begin. 2. Trouble begins … A concise dictionary of English slang
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