rain on somebody's parade
rain on (one's) parade
To ruin one's plans or dampen one's excitement. I hate to rain on your parade, but I think your A in chemistry was actually a clerical error. Mom really rained on our parade by chaperoning our school dance.
See also: on, parade, rain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
ˌrain on somebody’s ˈparade
(American English) spoil something for somebody: Drugs again rained on the Olympics’ parade as another athlete tested positive for an illegal substance.See also: on, parade, rain
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