a wet blanket



a wet blanket

  (informal)
someone who does or says something that stops other people from enjoying themselves I don't want to be a wet blanket, but you really must play your music more quietly or you'll disturb the people next door.
See also: blanket, wet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moriahmo-RIE-ə (English)Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern)
GeneJEENEnglish
Evron-Yiddish
Biagino-Italian
VictorVIK-tər (English), veek-TOR (French)English, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Gibson['gibsn]