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How can I say something like "I hate to rain on your parade, but..." In
Japanese? If there is no equivalent then kindly teach me how to say "Sorry to
disappoint you, but..." Thanks!!!
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expressions set-phrases idioms
Rain on your parade
If what you're talking about is
[this](http://ja.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rain%20on%20your%20parade):

> to do something that spoils someone's plans

We have idioms
[水【みず】を差【さ】す](http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E6%B0%B4%E3%82%92%E3%81%95%E3%81%99)
and
[腰【こし】を折【お】る](http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E8%85%B0%E3%82%92%E6%8A%98%E3%82%8B)
in Japanese.

> 水を差して [apology words] …  
>  水を差すようで [apology words] …  
>  水を差すようなことを言って [apology words] …
>
> （話の）腰を折って [apology words] …  
>  (... and so forth ...)

while in [apology words] you can fill (in the order from casual to formal):

> 悪いんだけど、  
>  ごめん（ね）、  
>  申し訳ないけど、  
>  すみませんが、  
>  申し訳ありませんが、  
>  大変申し訳ないのですが、

The difference between the two is, 水を差す is more like spoiling the fun, and
腰を折る is more interrupting the stream.
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