wet blanket

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wet blanket

Fig. a dull or depressing person who spoils other people's enjoyment. Jack's fun at parties, but his brother's a wet blanket. I was with Anne and she was being a real wet blanket.

See also: blanket, wet

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Somehow, a canopy of wet blanket seems to descend upon the company, and Lady Tippins was never known to turn so very greedy or so very cross. Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context Its head was covered by the wet blanket and it was NOT SNORING ANY LONGER. The Original Peter Rabbit Books by Potter, Beatrix View in context It was what Jotham called a sour morning for work, and the horses, shivering and stamping under their wet blankets, seemed to like it as little as the men. Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context			well and truly Well begun is half done well disposed to well done Well done! well in hand well into well out well out of well over Well said well up in years well up with Well, bust my buttons! Well, shut my mouth! well-heeled well-hung well-to-do welsh on welter in went gone out with the ark Were you born in a barn? west wet wet behind the ears wet blanket wet down wet the baby's head wet whistle whack whack off whack up whacked whale whale into whale the tar out of wham bam thank you ma'am What a pity! What are you drinking? What are you driving at? What are you having? What brings you here? What can I say? What can I tell you? What can't be cured must be endured What difference does it make? what do you know What do you know for sure? what do you know! What do you know? What do you say?			Wet Annular Burnable Absorber Wet Annular Poison Assembly Wet Anode Tantalum Wet Arbeid Buitenlandse Werknemers Wet Arbeid Gehandicapte Werknemers Wet Arbeid Mijnbouw Noordzee Wet Arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering Zelfstandigen Wet Arbeidsongeschiktheidsvoorziening Jonggehandicapten Wet Arbeidsvoorwaarden Grensoverschrijdende Arbeid wet ashing wet assay Wet Atmospheric Deposition of Nitrogen Wet Backs wet bar wet bars Wet Basisvoorziening Kinderopvang Wet Behind the Ear wet behind the ears wet behind the ears wet behind the ears wet bench Wet Beperking Inkomensgevolgen Arbeidsongeschiktheidscriteria Wet beri-beri Wet Bescherming Persoonsgegevens Wet Bevordering Evenredige Arbeidsdeelname Allochtonen Wet Bijzondere Medische Verrichtingen wet blanket wet blankets wet blasting Wet Blood Film Wet Bottom Boiler Wet boy Wet brain Wet brain Wet brain Wet brain Wet Brutering Overhevelingstoeslag Lonen Wet Buitengewoon Pensioen Zeelieden Wet bulb Wet bulb Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Wet bulb temperature Wet bulb temperature Wet Bulb Zero wet calf disease Wet Catalyzed Oxidation wet cell wet cell Wet cell battery Wet cell battery wet cells wet cells Wet cement Wet cement Wet cement Wet cement Wet Chemical

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