pour cold water on

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Verb

pour cold water on (third-person singular simple present pours cold water on, present participle pouring cold water on, simple past and past participle poured cold water on)

1. (idiomatic) Synonym of throw cold water on (“to belittle or dismiss”).

Synonyms

• throw cold water on

Translations

to belittle or dismiss — see throw cold water on