The general consensus was that they were a decent family but kept themselves firmly to themselves, which hadn’t gone down very well It was a situation which hadn't pleased the neighbours very much. Clive
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The general consensus was that they were a decent family but kept themselves firmly to themselves, which hadn’t gone down very well
It was a situation which hadn't pleased the neighbours very much.
Clive
Hasibul Alam Gone down means considered in this context?
No. Not 'considered'. The whole idiom is 'to go down well', and it's usually negated to 'not to go down well', which is 'not to be easily accepted', 'not to be very pleasing', 'to be unwelcome'.
Examples:
A few drinks is all right, but too many won't go down well with the