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pour cold water on

pour cold wa·ter on
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pawr, pohr kohld waw-ter, wot-er on, awn]
    • /pɔr, poʊr koʊld ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ɒn, ɔn/
    • /pɔː(r) kəʊld ˈwɔːtə(r) ɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pawr, pohr kohld waw-ter, wot-er on, awn]
    • /pɔr, poʊr koʊld ˈwɔ tər, ˈwɒt ər ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of pour cold water on words

  • phrase pour cold water on If someone pours cold water on a plan or idea, they criticize it so much that people lose their enthusiasm for it. 0
  • noun pour cold water on to be unenthusiastic about or discourage 0
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Parts of speech for Pour cold water on

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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pour cold water on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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