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pour cold water on
 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb pour cold water on has 1 sense
  1. throw cold water on, pour cold water on - be discouraging or negative about
    --1 is one way to discourage
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody

Definitions from the Web

Pour Cold Water On

Definition:

to discourage, criticize, or dampen enthusiasm for something

Example Sentences:

Verb:

  1. She poured cold water on my idea for a new project.
  2. He always tries to pour cold water on our plans.

Noun:

  1. He is a master at pouring cold water on others' dreams.
  2. She became the speaker of doom, always pouring cold water on our aspirations.

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