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
Xabier	sha-bee-ER	Basque, Galician
Mara (2)	-	Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
Iunia	-	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
JarosŁAwa	yah-raw-SWAH-vah	Polish
Lowri	-	Welsh
Darach	-	Irish