rain on (one's) parade

To 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.See also: on, parade, rain

rain on someone's parade

and 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.See also: on, parade, rain

rain on one's parade

Spoil 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] See also: on, parade, rain

rain on someone's parade

JOURNALISMIf 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.See also: on, parade, rain

rain on somone's parade

prevent someone from enjoying an occasion or event; spoil someone's plans. informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: on, parade, rain

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

rain on someone’s parade

and rain on someone/something in. to spoil something for someone. I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. See also: on, parade, rain

单词	rain on (one's) parade
释义	rain on (one's) parade rain on (one's) parade To 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.See also: on, parade, rain rain on someone's parade and 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.See also: on, parade, rain rain on one's parade Spoil 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] See also: on, parade, rain rain on someone's parade JOURNALISMIf 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.See also: on, parade, rain rain on somone's parade prevent someone from enjoying an occasion or event; spoil someone's plans. informal, chiefly North AmericanSee also: on, parade, rain 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 rain on someone’s parade and rain on someone/something in. to spoil something for someone. I hate to rain on your parade, but your plans are all wrong. See also: on, parade, rain
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