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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Although, the Butler extension discussions may cast a cloud over that idea.
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Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Rookie Jacob Cowing’s health concerns cast a cloud over his reliability, more so than first-round pick Ricky Pearsall (shoulder, hamstring).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
And its failure to do so has cast a cloud over the country's future.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012
But this development has cast a cloud of potential scandal on top of other points of division.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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Esfandiar Baraheni, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Rookie Jacob Cowing’s health concerns cast a cloud over his reliability, more so than first-round pick Ricky Pearsall (shoulder, hamstring).
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
And its failure to do so has cast a cloud over the country's future.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2012
But this development has cast a cloud of potential scandal on top of other points of division.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2024
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