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cast a pall

verb

Definitions

  1. To spoil (something)

    To spoil (something); to cast a feeling of gloom (over something).

    • There are some wonderful verbal volleys, but at times the piety is so thick it casts a pall on the humor — like walking out of a funeral and straight into a backyard bounce house.

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