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throw cold water on sth
to be negative about someone's ideas or plans:
You're always throwing cold water on my suggestions.

[TahlilGaran] Advanced Learner's Dictionary

throw cold water on
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.

throw cold water on (something)
to criticize or stop something that some people are enthusiastic about.
The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it.

throw cold water on (something)
to criticize or stop something that some people are enthusiastic about.
The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

throw 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.

throw cold water on (something)
to criticize or stop something that some people are enthusiastic about.
The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it.

throw cold water on (something)
to criticize or stop something that some people are enthusiastic about.
The proposal seemed reasonable enough, but authorities quickly threw cold water on it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

throw cold water on
to discourage or forbid something
The manager threw cold water on our plan to close the factory for one week in August.

My boss quickly threw cold water on my plan to go to New York City on a business trip.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

throw cold water on something
to discourage or forbid something
The manager threw cold water on our plan to close the factory for one week in August.

My boss quickly threw cold water on my plan to go to New York City on a business trip.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary

throw 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 to go to college by saying he could not afford it.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary


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