take the shine off

take the shine off something

(informal)

if something that happens takes the shine off something pleasant, it spoils it or makes it less enjoyable Having my purse stolen took the shine off my visit to Dublin.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Letitia	lə-TISH-ə	English
Alberico	ahl-be-REE-ko	Italian
Benito	be-NEE-to	Spanish, Italian
Ninoslav	-	Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Kameron	KAM-rən, KAM-ə-rən	English (Modern)
Hiba	-	Arabic