rain on your parade
/ˌreɪn ɒn jə pəˈreɪd/INFORMAL · C1
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潑冷水
字面意思: «在你的遊行上下雨»
意思
to spoil a plan or a happy moment for someone
破壞某人的計畫或好心情.
例句
- 1I hate to rain on your parade, but the beach party has been cancelled.
- 2Everyone was excited about the trip until Dad rained on our parade with news of a train strike.
- 3Maya was celebrating her new job when her brother rained on her parade by asking about the salary.
- 4Nobody wanted to rain on Grandad's parade, so we all ate his burnt birthday cake with a smile.
- 5Don't let one bad review rain on your parade — the show sold out every night!
文法
這裡的 rain 是規則動詞:rained、raining。your 可換成 my、her、everyone's 等。常用在 don't want to 或 hate to 之後。
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