cast a pall over

cast a pall over something

to spoil something Her illness cast a pall over the awards ceremony.

Etymology: from the literal meaning of a pall (something, such as smoke or fog or dust in the air, that makes the sky dark)

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erling	ER-ling	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Anoubis	-	Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Cornelius	[kɔ:'ni:ljəs]
Amenemhet	ah-mə-NEM-het (English)	Ancient Egyptian
Xeno	-	Ancient Greek
Fionntan	-	Irish, Scottish