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Pour cold water on   /pɔr koʊld wˈɔtər ɑn/   Listen
Pour cold water on

verb
1.
Be discouraging or negative about.  Synonym: throw cold water on.





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"Pour cold water on" Quotes from Famous Books



... bleeding at the lungs, or stomach, or throat, give a teaspoonful of dry salt, and repeat it often. For bleeding at the nose, pour cold water on the back of the neck, ...
— A Treatise on Domestic Economy - For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School • Catherine Esther Beecher


Words linked to "Pour cold water on" :   discourage


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