A wet blanket
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 6Meaning
Someone who ruins other people's fun
हिंदी अर्थ
रंग में भंग डालना
Example sentences
Don't be a wet blanket; come and join the celebration.
Radhika is never a wet blanket; she cheers everyone up even after a bad day.
Daily use: Party mein wo wet blanket ban gaya, har baat pe mana karta raha.
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
जलते अलाव पर गीला कंबल डालिए — आग बुझी और मज़ा भी ख़त्म। A wet blanket = दूसरों का मज़ा किरकिरा करने वाला।
Throw a wet blanket over a bonfire and the fire goes out, and the fun ends with it. A WET BLANKET is someone who ruins other people's fun or enthusiasm.
Exam note
Synonym 'killjoy', 'spoilsport', 'damper'; antonym 'the life and soul of the party', 'a live wire'।
Synonyms are 'killjoy', 'spoilsport' and 'damper'; antonyms are 'the life and soul of the party' and 'a live wire'.