wet blanket

English

Noun

wet blanket (plural wet blankets)

1. (idiomatic) A person who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc.

Synonyms

• cold fish, killjoy, party pooper, spoilsport, stick in the mud

Translations

someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity

• Czech: suchar (cs) m
• Finnish: ilonpilaaja (fi)
• French: rabat-joie (fr)

• Polish: malkontent (pl) m, smutas (pl) m
• Spanish: aguafiestas fm

See also

• bust someone's bubble
• make waves
• put a damper on
• rain on somebody's parade
• rock the boat
• upset the applecart/upset someone's applecart