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English verb: pour cold water on | |||
| 1. | pour cold water on (emotion) be discouraging or negative about | ||
| Synonyms | throw cold water on | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
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