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English

To rain on someone's parade

Meaning: To spoil someone's plans or happy moment.

Example: “I don't want to rain on your parade, but the beach is closed this weekend.”

Origin: A 20th-century American image, fixed by the 1964 song 'Don't Rain on My Parade', of a downpour ruining a celebration.

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