English Explanatory Dictionary

rain on someone's parade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spoil someone's celebration.
  2. To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.

Pronunciation

en-au-rain on someone's parade.ogg

Word forms

rain on someone's parade rains on someone's parade raining on someone's parade rained on someone's parade

Etymology

First appeared around 1900.

Synonyms

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 upset the applecart

Related words

burst someone's bubble buzzkill killjoy make waves party pooper piss on someone's bonfire put a damper on rock the boat spoilsport stick in the mud throw cold water on upset the applecart wet blanket yuck someone's yum
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