Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rain on someone's parade

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: rain on -some-one's -pa-rade
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spoil someone's celebration.

verb

To disappoint or discourage someone by ruining or criticizing their plans or aspirations.

Example Sentences

"Sanju Baba, we learn, is rather miffed at the way Kunder rained on his parade and took away the spotlight from Agneepath's success."
"“Given that Europe is still shrouded by the cloud of recession, a weak PMI -- though not rain on the parade -- will surely damp investor sentiment,” said Manish Singh, the London-based head of investment at Crossbridge Capital"
"I hate to rain on your parade, but lots of people have tried that strategy and it hasn't worked yet."
"If someone takes a spill / It's me and not you / Who told you you're allowed / To rain on my parade?"
"Umm... Not to rain on your parade, but wouldn't a more mature song be best?"

Etymology

First appeared around 1900.

Inflected Forms

rains on someone's parade (present, singular) raining on someone's parade (participle, present) rained on someone's parade (participle, past) rained on someone's parade (past)

Phrases

burst someone's bubble make waves party pooper piss on someone's bonfire put a damper on rock the boat stick in the mud throw cold water on

Frequently Paired Words

burst someone's bubble buzzkill killjoy make waves party pooper piss on someone's bonfire put a damper on rock the boat

Synonyms

burst someone's bubble piss in someone's cereal piss in someone's Cheerios piss in someone's cornflakes piss on someone's chips piss on someone's bonfire piss on someone's campfire put a damper on rain on someone's parade shit in someone's cereal shit in someone's Cheerios shit in someone's cornflakes

Questions

What does rain on someone's parade mean?: To spoil someone's celebration.
Where does rain on someone's parade come from?: First appeared around 1900.

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