介绍:
1) Rain on one's parade
-The dorm monitor rained on the girl's parade when he stopped her from leaving her room to confess her love to her boyfriend.
- I hate to rain on your parade, but your ideas are bad.
-The mom rained on her teenage daughter's parade by telling her she could not buy alcohol for her party.
Definition: To spoil someone's plan.
Etymology: Parades are literally ruined by rain.
Other examples:
A. Her boyfriend rained on her parade by telling her that he was not going to the same country with her to study.
B. The latest riot in the country rained on his parade. He is now seriously considering postponing or cancelling the trip.
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2) Soft spot
- Pam had a soft spot for her boss, because he showed up at her art exhibition.
-Ryan had a soft spot for stray animals because he himself was adopted.
- James had a soft spot for Hong Kong, since he grew up there.
Definition: A tender or sentimental feeling.
Etymology: Tender feelings toward something.
Other examples:
A. Sports is my soft spot. Please let me cover the Olympic Games.
B. Snow-capped mountains are her soft spot. Every year, she would go and explore one of them.
C. She is his soft spot. So put her lead the negotiating team. This way, he will definitely compromise.
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3) Shoot oneself in the foot
-The mayoral candidate shot himself in the foot by suggesting that women politicians were incompetent.
-The real estate agent shot himself in the foot by revealing there were rumors the house he was showing was haunted
- Mike shot himself in the foot when he was caught taking drugs right before graduation.
Definition: To do or say something stupid which causes problems for oneself.
Etymology: Literally shooting oneself in the foot.
Other examples:
A. The calculating woman shot herself in the foot when her prenuptial agreement she insisted on signing eventually stopped her from inheriting the huge fortune from her husband who suddenly died.
B. Lazy people shoot themselves in the foot when they eventually lose in everything they do.
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