put a damper on something

tv. to reduce the intensity of something, such as a problem. The death of the chief put a damper on the ceremony.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dawson	['dɔ:sn]
Jordan	JAWR-dən (English)	English, Macedonian
Til	TIL	Dutch, Limburgish
JØRg	-	Danish, Norwegian
Ollie	AHL-ee	English
Natsumi	nah-tsoo-mee	Japanese