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A person can sometimes be described as a wet blanket if they make it harder for others to have fun, socialize, or participate in a party, etc. I believe that the intended comparison is to the use of a wet blanket to put out a fire, as a person called a wet blanket can smother a social situation, although some believe that this is because a blanket which can keep you warm if it is dry, becomes very uncomfortable when it is wet.


A wet blanket is uncomfortable to wrap up in - a person who is a "wet blanket" is someone who is not comfortable to be around. You would use this idiom to mean someone who puts a damper on the enjoyment of other people and makes a fun situation less fun.


I invited Bill to the party, but he was a real wet blanket and made us all miserable with his complaining.
A wet blanket is a party pooper, a fun killer: someone who destroys a festive or happy mood. Think of the way a watered-down blanket would smother a fire, and you'll get the idea behind the expression.


When a person is like a wet blanket, he/she is someone who takes the fun out of a situation or activity, as by pessimism, demands, dullness, etc. (P.S. Pessimism means a general belief that bad things will happen.)



A wet blanket is a person who isn't any fun. Just imagine if your blanket was wet, you really wouldn't enjoy that now would you.

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A wet blanket is a person who is often stubborn, negative, and resists change. Whatever you suggest, they have a reason for not doing it and why it will never work. They may be a bore, someone who's no fun, or someone who's putting a damper on other people's fun. It can also be slang for a party-pooper.

If I say he is a wet blanket, it means I think he is a person who spoils other people's fun. He may do this by being depressed and complaining while others are trying to celebrate at a party. It's as if he throws the "wet blanket" of his bad mood onto the fire of our excitement and enthusiasm, and dampens or diminishes our pleasure.

Related idioms are "stick in the mud" and "raining on someone's parade."

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When someone is a "wet blanket", it means they are not fun or not fun to be around. This derives from the idea that a wet blanket can be used to put out a fire. So, if someone is a "wet blanket", they put a damper on the fun or ruin the party.

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i don't want to be a wet blanket ; you can hear music quietly

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i think it comes from the american culture

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to be a wet blanket is to be a spoilsport

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Metaphor.

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