to rain on one's parade
01
to ruin what someone has planned or not allow them enjoy something
Dialect
American
American![to [rain] on {one's} parade definition and meaning](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/42128/original/?type=jpeg "to [rain] on {one's} parade definition and meaning")
Idiom
Informal
例
Just as Sarah was about to announce her promotion, her colleague tried to rain on her parade by pointing out her mistakes.
