rain on someone's parade

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tospoilsomeone'scelebration.2012January 31, “Shah Rukh Khan, Shirish Kunder's drama ends”, inTimes of India, Bollywood:Sanju Baba, we learn, is rather miffed at the way Kunderrained on his paradeand took away the spotlight from Agneepath's success.2012February 22, “European Stocks Fall on Worse-Than-Expected PMI Data; TUI Drops”, inBloomberg Business Week:“Given that Europe is still shrouded by the cloud of recession, a weak PMI -- though notrain on the parade-- will surely damp investor sentiment,” said Manish Singh, the London-based head of investment at Crossbridge Capital; (figuratively)Todisappointordiscouragesomeone byruiningorcriticizingtheirplansoraspirations.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:put a damper onI hate torain on your parade, but lots of people have tried that strategy and it hasn't worked yet.1964,Bob Merrill, Jule Styne, “Don't Rain on My Parade”, inFunny Girl, performed by Barbra Streisand:If someone takes a spill / It's me and not you / Who told you you're allowed / Torain on my parade?

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