cast a pall on



cast a pall on/over something

if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony.
See also: cast, on, pall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nives-Italian, Croatian
Boswell['bɔzwəl]
FreyrFRAYRNorse Mythology, Icelandic
Chantalshawn-TAHL (French), shawn-TAL (English), shan-TAL (English), shahn-TAHL (Dutch)French, English, Dutch
Mariona-Catalan
CaitlinKAHT-leen (Irish), KAYT-lin (English)Irish, English