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11throw cold water on — v. pour cold water on, discourage, deter; dampen the excitement, kill the joy; be discouraging about …
12throw cold water on — discourage, forbid My boss quickly threw cold water on my plan to go to New York on a field trip …
13pour/throw cold water on — see ↑water • • • Main Entry: ↑cold pour/throw cold water on : to say that you do not like (an idea, suggestion, etc.) in a way that stops other people from doing it or from feeling enthusiastic about it He wanted to buy a new car, but I… …
14throw cold water on — phrasal to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference …
15throw cold water — dampen the excitement, kill the joy …
16throw cold water on — Chill, damp, discourage, cool, quench …
17throw cold water on — idi to dampen someone s enthusiasm about …
18dash\ cold\ water\ on — • throw cold water on • dash cold water on • pour cold water on v. phr. To discourage; say or do something to discourage. We had high hopes of victory but our opponents soon threw cold water on them. Henry s father threw cold water on his plans… …
19pour\ cold\ water\ on — • throw cold water on • dash cold water on • pour cold water on v. phr. To discourage; say or do something to discourage. We had high hopes of victory but our opponents soon threw cold water on them. Henry s father threw cold water on his plans… …
20pour cold water on — verb be discouraging or negative about • Syn: ↑throw cold water on • Hypernyms: ↑discourage • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody * * * see …