THROW COLD WATER ON

Meaning of THROW COLD WATER ON in English

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.

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THROW COLD WATER ON — phrasal to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THROW COLD WATER ON — v. pour cold water on, discourage, deter; dampen the excitement, kill the joy; be discouraging about
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THROW COLD WATER ON — : to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW COLD WATER ON — to discourage especially through pessimism or indifference
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THROW COLD WATER ON — = pour cold water on
Slang English vocab
THROW COLD WATER ON — Chill, damp, discourage, cool, quench.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
THROW COLD WATER ON — discourage, cause you to lose interest Don't be negative. Don't throw cold water on our travel plans.
English Idioms vocab
THROW COLD WATER ON — discourage, cause you to lose interest Don't be negative. Don't throw cold water on our travel plans.
English Idioms vocabulary
THROW COLD WATER ON — обливать холодной водой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THROW COLD WATER ON — обливать холодной водой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cald, ceald; akin to Old High German kalt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLD — — coldish , adj. — coldly , adv. — coldness , n. /kohld/ , adj., colder, coldest , n., adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COLD — I. ˈkōld adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ceald, cald; akin to Old High German kalt cold, Latin gelu …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
COLD — vi to become cold. 2. cold ·noun not pungent or acrid. 3. cold ·noun not sensitive; not acute. 4. cold …
Webster English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COLD — [cold] adj [ME, fr. OE ceald, cald; akin to OHG kalt cold, L gelu frost, gelare to freeze] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COLD — cold BrE AmE kəʊld ⇨kɒʊld AmE koʊld ▷ colder ˈkəʊld ə ⇨ˈkɒʊld- AmE ˈkoʊld ə r ▷ coldest ˈkəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD — / kəʊld; NAmE koʊld/ adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( cold·er , cold·est ) LOW TEMPERATURE 1. having …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COLD — I. cold 1 S1 W1 /kəʊld $ koʊld/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative colder , superlative coldest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COLD — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
COLD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. of or at a low or relatively low temperature, esp. when compared with the …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COLD — ( colder, coldest, colds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COLD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/chill wind ▪ There was a cold wind this afternoon. a cold/cough/flu remedy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
COLD — (UNFRIENDLY) [adjective] -er, -est - not showing or influenced by affection, kindness or feeling and not friendlyHis handshake was cold, …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COLD — Synonyms and related words : Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, Laodicean, Olympian, Siberian, abruptly, absolutely, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, affectless, ague, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
COLD — INDEX: 1. cold weather 2. extremely cold weather 3. pleasantly cold weather 4. person 5. place/room 6. liquid/object/surface 7. food/drink …
Longman Activator English vocab
COLD — See ↑ COLD 1,4,5,6,7,7, ↑ FEEL 13, ↑ UNFRIENDLY 1, ↑ WEATHER 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be blue with cold …
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — n. 25B6; verb she threw the ball back : HURL, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — v. 1 toss, cast, hurl, fling, sling, pitch, dash, propel, project, shy, bowl, send, launch, Colloq chuck He threw the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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