rain on someone's parade

English

WOTD – 27 September 2009

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Verb

rain on someone's parade

(figuratively) To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticising their plans or aspirations.
I hate to rain on your parade, but lots of people have tried that strategy and it hasn't worked yet.

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Translations

to disappoint or discourage someone

Dutch: de feestvreugde bederven
Finnish: kaataa kylmää vettä jonkun niskaan
German: jemandem in die Suppe spucken (de)
Italian: mettere i bastoni tra le ruote, rompere le uova nel paniere

Japanese: 水を差す (みずをさす, mizu wo sasu)
Russian: (somewhat) ло́жка дёгтя (lóžka djógtja)
Sicilian: rumpiri l'ova ntô panaru

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