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to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant: Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby. Charges of corruption against the organising committee have cast a cloud over the games. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset.
Jan 17, 2024 · The idiom “cast a shadow over (something)” holds a significant place in our language, allowing us to express the impact of one event or thing negatively affecting another. It's a vivid and evocative phrase, clearly showing darkness falling, obscuring the light.
to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant: Her father's illness had cast a shadow over the birth of her baby. Charges of corruption against the organising committee have cast a cloud over the games. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset.
cast a shadow over (one) 1. To dampen, spoil, or ruin one's mood or outlook. The coaching scandal has cast a huge shadow over all the athletes on the team. The way my ex-wife treated me cast a shadow over me for several years. 2. To make one feel less significant, important, or unique by comparison.
cast a long shadow. To continue to have consequences well into the future. A: "I know I made a mistake, but that happened years ago! Why are we still talking about it?" B: "Because old sins cast a long shadow." The trouble you get into as a teen can cast a long shadow into your adult years.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cast a shadow/cloud over something literary to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something The allegations cast a cloud over the mayor’s visit. Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations. → cast Examples from the Corpus cast a shadow/cloud over something ...
to spoil a good situation with something unpleasant: The bombing has cast a shadow over the Queen's visit. (Definition of cast a shadow over sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
