cast a pall over

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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)

See also: cast, pall

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Some analysts worry that the conflict could cast a pall over a late September U. A TIFF OVER TIRES by Harry Maurer & Cristina Linblad / BusinessWeek ItÕs never too early to talk ominously about elections more than a year away — and national oracles Stu Rothenberg and Charlie Cook have cast a pall over Democratic hopes in recent columns. FLASHPOINT by Staff / Las Vegas Sun Top envoys for Afghanistan gathered in Paris on Wednesday to chart a way forward after claims of massive fraud cast a pall over the presidential election and threatened to set back peace efforts. Afghan Senator: Main Decisions for Afghanistan Dictated from Abroad by FARS News Agency			carve from carve in stone carve into carve out carve up carved in stone case case in point case of case of mistaken identity case of the blind leading the blind case out case the joint cash cash flow problem cash in Cash is king Cash is trash cash money cash on the barrelhead cash or credit cash out cash-and-carry cast cast a pall on cast a pall over cast a spell cast about cast around for cast as cast aside cast aspersions on cast back Cast bread upon the waters cast doubt cast doubt on cast down cast eye over cast eyes down cast in the same mold cast lot in cast lot with cast mind back cast net wide cast off cast pearls before swine cast the first stone cast up cast vote cast-iron cast-iron stomach			Casspir CASSR CaSSS CASST Casstle Casstle Casstle Cassulet CASSUM Cassumunar Cassus belli Cassus belli Cassus belli Cassville Ferry CASSW CASSWG CASSY cast cast cast cast cast cast cast (one's) lot with cast (one's) lot with cast (one's) lot with cast (one's) lot with CAST 2 cast a ballot cast a pall on cast a pall over cast a reproach cast a slur cast a slur on cast a slur upon Cast a Spell cast a vote cast about cast about cast about cast about cast about cast about for cast about or around for cast accounts cast adrift cast an imputation upon cast anchor cast anchor Cast and Crew Listings Engine cast around cast around cast around cast around cast around for cast as cast aside cast aside cast aside cast aspersions cast aspersions at

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