rain on your parade

Nghĩa

to spoil a plan or a happy moment for someone

Làm hỏng kế hoạch hoặc niềm vui của ai đó.

Ví dụ

1. 1I hate to rain on your parade, but the beach party has been cancelled.
2. 2Everyone was excited about the trip until Dad rained on our parade with news of a train strike.
3. 3Maya was celebrating her new job when her brother rained on her parade by asking about the salary.
4. 4Nobody wanted to rain on Grandad’s parade, so we all ate his burnt birthday cake with a smile.
5. 5Don’t let one bad review rain on your parade — the show sold out every night!

Ngữ pháp

Ở đây rain là động từ có quy tắc: rained, raining. your đổi thành my, her, everyone’s, v.v. Thường đứng sau don’t want to hoặc hate to.

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