under a cloud

[under a cloud] {adj. phr.}

1. Under suspicion; not trusted.

* /Joyce has been under a cloud since her roommate's bracelet disappeared./

* /The butcher is under a cloud because the inspectors found his scales were not honest./

2. Depressed, sad, discouraged.

* /Joe has been under a cloud since his dog died./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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