cast a pall upon, to
cast a pall upon, to
To spread gloom. A pall was a cloth or cloak thrown over a coffin. By the eighteenth century the term had been transferred to spiritual darkness (“By this dark Pall thrown o’er the silent world,” Edward Young, Night Thoughts, 1742).
See also: cast, pall
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- give a wide berth to, to
- ladies'/lady's man
- last-ditch defense/effort
- no spring chicken, (she's)
- coffin varnish
- varnish
- all in the/a day's work
- take the cloth
- cut (one's) coat to suit (one's) cloth
- in cloth