rain on one's parade
Spoil one's plans, as in The minority party in the legislature has tried hard to rain on the speaker's parade, but so far his agenda has prevailed. This expression conjures up the image of a downpour ruining a celebration such as a parade. [c. 1900]
Words nearby rain on one's parade
rain dance,
rain date,
rain forest,
rain frog,
rain gauge,
rain on one's parade,
rain or shine,
rain out,
rain shadow,
rain shower,
rain tree