C1idiominformalnatureIELTS-friendly
rain on someone's parade
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to spoil someone's happy plans or mood
Often polite and ironic: 'I don't want to rain on your parade, but...'. It softens bad news.
In context
I hate to rain on your parade, but the tickets are already sold out.
Nobody wanted to rain on his parade after his big promotion.
More idioms about nature
- a big fish in a small pondan important person, but only in a small group or place
- a bird's-eye viewa view of something from high above
- a breath of fresh airsomeone or something new and different that makes a situation more pleasant
- a dark horsea person with hidden talents, or a competitor nobody expected to do well
- a drop in the oceana very small amount compared with what is needed