be under a cloud



be under a cloud

if someone or something is under a cloud, they are not trusted or not popular because people think they have done something bad The bishop's brother resigned from his job under a cloud. The hotel business is under a cloud at the moment after newspapers revealed that many tourists were being systematically overcharged.
See also: cloud

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lacy['leisi]
Saraswati-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi
CharlieCHAHR-leeEnglish
Manoja-Hinduism
Hood[hud]
Libena-Czech