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
Aristokles-Ancient Greek
Iosias-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
MarikeMAH-ree-kəDutch
SilasSIE-ləs (English)English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Zebulon-Biblical
FachtnaFAKHT-naIrish, Irish Mythology