A wet blanket

A wet blanket:

Someone who seems to want to spoil other people's fun, for example by refusing to join them in something enjoyable that they are doing

(dùng để chỉ một người phá hoại niềm vui của người khác vì anh ta âu sầu hay bi quan)

Example 1:

My friend Jim wanted to do something completely different, so he invited a group of us to go skydiving ! Although it sounded scary to me, I didn’t want to ruin everyone’s good time, so I went along. It turned out to be a lot of fun. I’m sure glad I wasn’t A WET BLANKET after all.

Example 2:My husband has taken an executive position with a noodle company. He doesn’t know much about noodles. That’s one of the reasons he wants me to go on this retreat with the other execs and their spouses, so he can learn more about the industry. I didn’t want to be A WET BLANKET so I went along with him.

Retreat: Nơi tĩnh dưỡng