rain on someone's parade

English

WOTD – 27 September 2009

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.

Synonyms

(vulgar) piss in someone's cornflakes

Translations

to disappoint or discourage someone

Dutch: de feestvreugde bederven
Finnish: kaataa kylmää vettä jonkun niskaan
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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