- cast a pall over something
- cast a pall on/over (something)
if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it.
News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
cast a pall over something
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cast a pall over something — 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) … New idioms dictionary
cast a pall over something — phrase to create an unpleasant situation or mood His comments cast a pall over the meeting. Thesaurus: to make something worsesynonym Main entry: pall … Useful english dictionary
cast a pall over something — to create an unpleasant situation or mood His comments cast a pall over the meeting … English dictionary
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) … New idioms dictionary
cast a pall on something — cast a pall on/over (something) if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it. News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony … New idioms dictionary
cast a pall over — cast a pall on/over (something) if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it. News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony … New idioms dictionary
cast a pall on — cast a pall on/over (something) if an unpleasant event or piece of news casts a pall on something, it spoils it. News of her sudden death cast a pall on the awards ceremony … New idioms dictionary
pall — pall1 [ pɔl ] noun 1. ) singular something such as smoke, dust, or cloud that covers an area and makes it darker: pall of: a thick pall of cigarette smoke 2. ) count a COFFIN a ) a thick cloth used for covering a COFFIN cast a pall over something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pall — I UK [pɔːl] / US [pɔl] noun Word forms pall : singular pall plural palls 1) [singular] something such as smoke, dust, or cloud that covers an area and makes it darker pall of: a thick pall of cigarette smoke 2) a) [countable] a coffin b) a thick… … English dictionary
pall — 1 verb (transitive + on/upon) if something palls on you, it becomes uninteresting or unpleasant, because you have done, used, heard, or seen it too often or for too long: Gradually the novelty of city life began to pall. 2 noun 1 a pall of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
