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under a cloud

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  1. Under suspicion, in trouble, or out of favor, as in Ever since his brother was accused of fraud, he's been under a cloud. This metaphoric expression calls up the image of a single black cloud hanging over an individual. [c. 1500]

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Under a cloud of scandal, last year’s Globes were handed out in an un-televised private ceremony and announced on Twitter to resounding silence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Under a cloud of carmine and flame, in the liquid green gold of the setting, their shadows grow monstrous.

From Rosinante to the Road Again by Dos Passos, John

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