| 词组 | rain on (one's) parade |
| 释义 | rain on (one's) paradeTo ruin one's plans or temper 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. rain on someone's paradeand rain on someone or somethingFig. to spoil something for someone. I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. She really rained on our plans. rain on one's paradeSpoil one's plans, as in The minority party in the legislature has tried hard to rain on the speaker's parade, but so far his agenda has prevailed . This expression conjures up the image of a downpour ruining a celebration such as a parade. [c. 1900] rain on someone's paradeJOURNALISMIf someone rains on your parade, they do something which spoils your plans or spoils an event that you hoped to enjoy. To make sure that all goes according to plan and no one rains on his parade, the president's safari will stay clear of trouble spots. It's irritating that he could rain on my parade by stealing the record before me. rain on somone's paradeprevent someone from enjoying an occasion or event; spoil someone's plans. informal, chiefly North Americanˌrain 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.rain on someone’s paradeand rain on someone/something in. to spoil something for someone. I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. |
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