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a wet blanket
(redirected from broken the bank)

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a wet blanket  (informal)
someone who does or says something that stops other people from enjoying themselves I don't want to be a wet blanket, but you really must play your music more quietly or you'll disturb the people next door.
See also: blanket, wet


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George Mason wanted to install new stadium lighting, but the $120,000 cost would have broken the bank.
O'Neal might be the most pleasing example of all, having broken the bank in 1996, then rounding out his game and leading the Lakers to an NBA championship.
Danny Glover has broken the bank with the four ``Lethal Weapon'' films, as did Richard Pryor in Sidney Poitier's ``Stir Crazy'' (the highest-grossing black-directed film until this year) and Chris Tucker in ``Rush Hour.
 
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