Stick in the Mud/ Wet Blanket

Today I'm going to tell you about two phrases.

The first is Stick in the Mud.

A Stick in the Mud is a person that is "set in their ways" and doesn't like to do new things.

Example:
Let's take a grandfather and his grandson. The grandson asks his grandfather if he'd like to play video games with him. Instead of politely declining the invitation, a "Stick in the Mud" would be unnecessarily negative in his response. (see video for example)


The second phrase is Wet Blanket.

A Wet Blanket is a negative person who tends to ruin other people's good times with constant complaints.

Let's use the same grandfather, this time being asked by his grandson if he'd like to go to the movies with him. A "Wet Blanket" won't simply decline the invitation. He/she will give a long list of reasons why the activity is a bad idea. Which makes the mood feel as if someone had tossed a "wet blanket" onto it.