The surprise audit rained on one's parade just as the team was about to celebrate the project's completion.

He always rains on one's parade by pointing out the risks before anyone has a chance to celebrate.

By correcting her prematurely, he was raining on someone's parade at the award ceremony.

Whenever Mark points out the budget shortfall, he rains on someone's parade during the planning meeting.

After the championship win, the mayor led a ticker-tape parade down Main Street where newspapers and ribbons fluttered like snow.

I know I rained on someone's parade when I told them the event was canceled.

Sometimes I get the sinking feeling that the parade passed someone by, and I never got to experience what everyone else seemed to take for granted.

I didn't mean to piss on someone's parade, but I had to point out the safety issue.

She collected old records and used them to recreate the hit parades of the 1950s at her weekly show.

During the debate, several parades of horribles were invoked to sway the undecided voters.