take the shine off (something)

informal

if something that happens takes the shine off something pleasant, it spoils it or makes it less enjoyable.

Having my purse stolen took the shine off my visit to Dublin.

• hit list
• hit man
• hit on
• hit on someone
• hit on something
• hit or miss
• hit pay dirt
• hit right between the eyes
• hit rock bottom
• hit someone between the eyes
• hit someone like a ton of bricks
• hit someone right between the eyes
• hit someone up
• hit someone where it hurts
• hit someone where it hurts most
• hit something hard
• hits the fan
• hit stride
• hit the books
• hit the bottle
• hit the brakes
• hit the brick wall
• hit the buffers
• hit the ceiling
• hit the deck