Daily Easy English Expression Podcast 32 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—To rain on someone's parade~~
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Jun 2, 2014 AI Snips
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Meaning Of To Rain On Someone's Parade
- To rain on someone's parade means to spoil someone's happiness by saying or doing something negative.
- The host explains with a parade + rain image and a soccer example where red cards from the referee destroyed fans' excitement.
Soccer Match Example Of The Idiom
- The host uses a soccer match story as a concrete example of the idiom in action.
- A 3–0 lead is ruined when two star players receive red cards and the other team comes back to win.
Gift Giver Finds Out Sue Is Engaged
- The podcast illustrates the idiom with a gift scenario where one man plans to give Sue diamond earrings.
- His friend says he "doesn't want to rain on your parade" because Sue just got engaged to another man.