English Explanatory Dictionary

put a damper on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stop people from enjoying an activity.

Pronunciation

En-au-put a damper on.ogg

Word forms

put a damper on puts a damper on putting a damper on put a dampener on

Synonyms

rain on somebody's parade upset the applecart burst someone's bubble piss in someone's cereal piss in someone's Cheerios piss in someone's cornflakes piss on someone's chips piss on someone's bonfire piss on someone's campfire put a damper on rain on someone's parade shit in someone's cereal shit in someone's Cheerios shit in someone's cornflakes take the wind out of someone's sails

Antonyms

celebrate live it up party

Related words

rock the boat make waves wet blanket killjoy party pooper spoilsport stick in the mud nonconform
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary