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21dash cold water on — See: THROW COLD WATER ON …
22pour cold water on — See: THROW COLD WATER ON …
23dash cold water on — See: THROW COLD WATER ON …
24pour cold water on — See: THROW COLD WATER ON …
25pour cold water on — verb To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk. Syn: throw cold water on …
26pour cold water on — v. throw cold water on, discourage, deter; dampen the excitement, kill the joy; be discouraging about …
27pour cold water on something — throw/pour/cold water on something phrase to do or say something that spoils someone’s plans or enthusiasm for doing something He’s always throwing cold water on her ideas. Thesaurus: to make someone feel disappointed or less hopefulsynonym… …
28pour cold water on (something) — pour/throw cold water on (something) informal if you pour cold water on opinions or ideas, you criticize them and stop people believing them or being excited about them. Margaret Thatcher poured cold water on the idea of a European central bank …
29he poured cold water on him — v. he throw cold water on him, he discouraged him …
30Sheathe thy impatience: throw cold water on thy choler. — См. Окачивать холодной водой …
Большой толково-фразеологический словарь Михельсона (оригинальная орфография)