go down like a cup of sick

go down like a cup of sick (third-person singular simple present goes down like a cup of sick, present participle going down like a cup of sick, simple past went down like a cup of sick, past participle gone down like a cup of sick)

1. Alternative form of go down like a cup of cold sick
   • 2010, Tony Blair, A Journey, page 91:

     But I remember saying after one of their gigs — and, by the way, Billy Bragg was someone I got to know later and really liked — 'We need to reach the people listening to Duran Duran and Madonna' (a comment which went down like a cup of sick).

   • 2017, Maddie Jane, Transfixed:

     Harper valued independence and hard work above most other things so, as Annie had expected, the 'I'm not doing the course anymore' conversation was going down like a cup of sick.

   • 2019, Malorie Blackman, Crossfire:

     My face flushed hot as I looked around. My joke had gone down like a cup of sick.