RAIN ON THEIR PARADE

Meaning of RAIN ON THEIR PARADE in English

ruin the party, spoil the fun

When Barb found out she wasn't invited to the wedding, she said, "I hope it rains on their parade."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

RAIN ON THEIR PARADE
English Idioms vocab
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse theirra, theira, gen. plural demonstrative & personal pron.; akin to Old Norse that, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARADE — I. pəˈrād, in rapid speech ˈpr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from parer to prepare, adorn …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PARADE — (v. t.) To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.
Английский словарь Webster
THEIR — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , pron. 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — — rainless , adj. — rainlessness , n. /rayn/ , n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PARADE — — paradeful , adj. — paradeless , adj. — paradelike , adj. — parader , n. — paradingly , adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAIN — I. ˈrān noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PARADE — I. pə-ˈrād noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from parer to prepare — more at pare Date: circa 1656 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THEIR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from their, pronoun, from Old Norse theirra, genitive plural demonstrative & personal pronoun; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAIN — noun & ·v reign. 2. rain ·vt to pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. 3. …
Webster English vocab
PARADE — vt posture of defense; guard. 2. parade ·vt a public walk; a promenade. 3. parade ·vt pompous show; formal display …
Webster English vocab
RAIN — [rain] n, often attrib [ME reyn, fr. OE regn, ren; akin to OHG regan rain] (bef. 12c) 1 a: water …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PARADE — [pa.rade] n [F, fr. MF, fr. parer to prepare--more at pare] (ca. 1656) 1: a pompous show: exhibition 2. a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIN — precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAIN — / reɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , sing. ] water that falls from the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADE — / pəˈreɪd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PUBLIC CELEBRATION 1. [ C ] a public celebration of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THEIR — their S1 W1 /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘they’] [ Date: 1100-1200 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIN — I. rain 1 S2 W2 /reɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: regn ] 1 . [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PARADE — I. pa ‧ rade 1 /pəˈreɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PARADE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a formal or ceremonial muster of troops for inspection. b = parade-ground. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1 of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PARADE — n. & v. n. 1 a a formal or ceremonial muster of troops for inspection. b = parade-ground. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THEIR — poss.pron. (attrib.) 1. of or belonging to them or themselves (their house; their own business). 2 (Their) (in titles) that …
Oxford English vocab
RAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops. b the fall …
Oxford English vocab
PARADE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a formal or ceremonial muster of troops for inspection. b parade-ground. 2 a public …
Oxford English vocab
THEIR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Their' is the third person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIN — ( rains, raining, rained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rain is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADE — ( parades, parading, paraded) 1. A parade is a procession of people or vehicles moving through a public place in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PARADE — (~s, parading, ~d) 1. A ~ is a procession of people or vehicles moving through a public place in order …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THEIR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ask sb (for) their opinion ( also ask for sb’s opinion ) ▪ We asked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain/snow storm ▪ They got caught in a terrible snow storm. acid rain …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PARADE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a victory parade ▪ They intend to hold a victory parade. an identity parade …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THEIR — [determiner] - of or belonging to themHe gave them their coats.Children should always brush their teeth before going to bed.They …
Cambridge English vocab
RAIN — [noun], [verb] - (to fall as) drops of water from cloudsRain is forecast for tomorrow. [U]Come inside out of the …
Cambridge English vocab
PARADE — [verb]The Saint Patrick's Day marchers paraded up Fifth Avenue, past the cathedral. [I]In ancient Rome, captured generals were paraded through …
Cambridge English vocab
PARADE — Synonyms and related words : advertise, affect, air, airing, alameda, amble, array, backpack, beaten path, beaten track, berm, betoken, bicycle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAIN — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving , hard , lashing ( esp. BrE ), pelting , pounding ( esp. AmE ) …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PARADE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PARADE — n. 25B6; noun a St George's Day parade : PROCESSION, march, cavalcade, motorcade, spectacle, display, pageant; review, dress parade, tattoo; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAIN — n. 1 precipitation, drizzle, sprinkle, downpour, shower, thunder-shower, cloudburst, rainstorm, squall, deluge, US sunshower After the rain the sun came …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PARADE — n. 1 procession, march, train, file, promenade, cortège, column; entourage They held a parade to celebrate the soldiers' safe return …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAIN — In the Bible "early rain" signifies the rain of the autumn, (11:14) and "latter rain" the rain of spring. (Proverbs …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
RAIN — noun 1 BAD : It was heavy rain yesterday. GOOD : It rained heavily yesterday. GOOD : There was some …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
RAIN — 1. сущ. 1) дождь rain beats, patters (against the windows) ≈ дождь барабанит, стучит (по стеклам) rain falls ≈ дождь …
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PARADE — 1. сущ. 1) а) показ, демонстрация mannequin parade б) выставление напоказ make a parade of smth. ∙ Syn : show, …
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ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
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THEIR — their.ogg ðeə (полная форма); ðər (редуцированная форма перед гласными); ðə (редуцированная форма перед согласными) poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAIN — rain.ogg 1. reın n 1. 1> дождь continuous /quiet, steady, widespread/ rain - обложной дождь drizzling rain - изморось, моросящий …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PARADE — parade.ogg 1. pəʹreıd n 1. 1> показ beauty parade - конкурс красоты mannequin parade - демонстрация мод hit parade - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAIN — 1) дождь 2) "дождь" ( истирание поверхности фильма в виде царапин ) • rain and snow — дождь со снегом …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAIN — 1) дождь 2) "дождь" (истирание поверхности фильма в виде царапин) • rain and snow — дождь со снегом - abundant rain - acid rain - continuous …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAIN — rain сущ.1) дождь rain beats, patters (against the windows) — дождь барабанит, стучит (по стеклам) rain falls — дождь идет …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PARADE — parade сущ.1) а) показ, демонстрация - mannequin parade б) выставление напоказ - make a parade of smth. • Syn:show, display, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THEIR — poss pron ( употр. тк. атрибутивно; ср. theirs) 1. 1> их; принадлежащий им; свой, свои he is one of their …
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