to pour oil on troubled waters

English - Turkish

Definition of to pour oil on troubled waters in English Turkish dictionary

heyecanı yatıştırmak

ortalığı yatıştırmaya çalışmak

English - English

Definition of to pour oil on troubled waters in English English dictionary

To calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving

I better go pour oil on those troubled waters the children are making over there.

create peace, ease a problem situation

Turkish pronunciation

tı pôr oyl ôn trʌbıld wôtırz

Pronunciation

/tə ˈpôr ˈoil ˈôn ˈtrəbəld ˈwôtərz/ /tə ˈpɔːr ˈɔɪl ˈɔːn ˈtrʌbəld ˈwɔːtɜrz/