Cast a shadow on him
To darken over him. By metaphor: to arouse suspicion against him. Or: to divert attention from him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֵטִיל צֵל עָלָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
הֶאֱפִיל עָלָיו. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: עוֹרֵר חֲשָׁד לְגַבָּיו. אוֹ: הֵסִיט אֶת תְּשׂוּמֶת הַלֵּב מִמֶּנּוּ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)