Visual Vocabulary - Don't Rain on My Parade - Speak English Fluently and Naturally

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Welcome to Visual Vocabulary, new kind of video series from EnglishAnyone.com that helps
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you learn useful English expressions the same way native speakers do so you can master them
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quickly, AND start using them confidently in your conversations today!
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Animation is the perfect medium for this new series because it helps us show you exactly
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what expressions mean, and where they come from.
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Now, let’s start the show!
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Today’s expression is “Don’t rain on my parade.”
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This is a very common idiom used when you’re in a happy or positive mood, but someone gives
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you unfortunate news that makes you feel bad, sad or frustrated, usually because it negatively
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affects your plans.
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A parade is a fun and exciting event where people of all ages gather to watch a stream
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of things like people or vehicles traveling down local streets.
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Parades typically happen in good weather, and can be for things like important holidays,
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sports victories and school celebrations.
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The worst thing that can happen during a parade is rain, so when someone tells you not to
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rain on their parade, they’re saying that they don’t want you to say anything that
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might change their mood or plans.
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Of course, in these situations, you can say something you might find in a textbook like
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“Pleas don’t say anything that might make me feel sad, angry or disappointed.”
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But you’ll sound much more native and natural if you just say “Don’t rain on my parade.”
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Don’t rain on my parade.
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Don’t rain on my parade.
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“Don’t rain on my parade” can be used in both professional and casual situations:
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A: We were able to get chairs for the party, but they don’t have any legs!
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B: Don’t rain on my parade!
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A: I hate to rain on your parade, but the elevator is being fixed right now.
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So, you’ll have to walk up to the 90th floor.
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B: Why does this always happen when I come into work?!
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A: If you tell her that she can’t have her wedding at her favorite church on her birthday,
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you’ll really rain on her parade.
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B: Well, it is available, but only in the middle of the night.
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A: Not to rain on your parade, but it looks like the merger of the two companies won’t
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happen this year.
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B: But we’ve been working on that deal for nearly a year!
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A: Do you want to know what happens at the end???
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B: No!
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Don’t rain on my parade by spoiling the plot of the movie!
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A: I’ve never had a visit from the boss in my office before.
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Am I getting fired?
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B: I’m definitely not here to rain on your parade.
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You’re actually getting a promotion!
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Well, that’s the end of this lesson.
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Thanks so much to the team at actionpictures.net for helping us make this video, and we’ll
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see you in the next one!
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