cast a (dark) cloud
idiom
: to cause people to stop trusting something
The scandal cast a cloud over his presidency.
Several problems have cast a cloud on the program's future.
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Catch up quick: The Jimmy Butler experience turned into a rollercoaster ride this season, as contract negotiations and ultimately a trade demand cast a dark cloud over the team.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The pair are accused of bribing Thao and Jones to secure access to lucrative contracts with the city of Oakland — a blockbuster case that has cast a cloud over City Hall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
But, for voters, inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday goods dramatically in the last four years has continued to cast a cloud over voter sentiment, along with the spiraling cost of housing and interest rates at a 23-year high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Years of deficit spending and a new Republican majority in the House cast a cloud of budget austerity over Congress.
—Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
The pair are accused of bribing Thao and Jones to secure access to lucrative contracts with the city of Oakland — a blockbuster case that has cast a cloud over City Hall.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
But, for voters, inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday goods dramatically in the last four years has continued to cast a cloud over voter sentiment, along with the spiraling cost of housing and interest rates at a 23-year high.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Years of deficit spending and a new Republican majority in the House cast a cloud of budget austerity over Congress.
—Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
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