throw cold water

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English - English
dampen the excitement, kill the joy
throw cold water on
To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk

Sports economists tend to throw cold water on such studies, saying they often rely on unreliable or exaggerated data.

throw cold water on
be discouraging or negative about
throw cold water on
{f} pour cold water on, discourage, deter; dampen the excitement, kill the joy; be discouraging about
throw cold water

    Hyphenation

    throw Cold wa·ter

    Turkish pronunciation

    thrō kōld wôtır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈᴛʜrō ˈkōld ˈwôtər/ /ˈθroʊ ˈkoʊld ˈwɔːtɜr/
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