Rain On (someone's) Parade Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Rain On (someone's) Parade Idiom mean?

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rain on (someone's) parade What does rain on (someone's) parade mean?	to spoil someone's plans	I tried not to let my friend's bad mood rain on my parade during the concert.
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Davy Jone's locker What does "Davy Jone's locker" mean?	the bottom of the sea (as a grave)	When the boat sank all of the crew members went to Davy Jone's locker.

Put the carriage before the horse What does "Put the carriage before the horse" mean?	If you put the carriage before the horse, you try to do things in the wrong order.
Whatever will be, will be. What does "Whatever will be, will be." mean?	things will just happen and there is little that we can do about it	Whatever will be will be and it is not possible to predict what will happen in the future.
so soon What does "so soon" mean?	early, before the regular time	I did not expect the dinner to end so soon after the presentations were finished.
thin-skinned What does "thin-skinned" mean?	to be easily upset or hurt, to be too sensitive	My friend is very thin-skinned and is easily bothered by what other people say.
at cross-purposes What does "at cross-purposes" mean?	to have opposite ways of doing something, to have opposing goals	The two men are at cross purposes. They cannot agree about anything.

pass the time What does "pass the time" mean?	to fill up time by doing something	My grandfather usually passes the time reading and working in his garden.
leave a bad taste in one`s mouth What does "leave a bad taste in one`s mouth" mean?	to leave a bad feeling or memory with someone	The way that the company treated us left a bad taste in our mouth.

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Rain On (someone's) Parade Idiom