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to pour oil on troubled waters

to pour oil on trou·ble Wa·ters
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too pawr, pohr oil on, awn truhb-uh l waw-terz, wot-erz]
    • /tu pɔr, poʊr ɔɪl ɒn, ɔn ˈtrʌb əl ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too pawr, pohr oil on, awn truhb-uh l waw-terz, wot-erz]
    • /tu pɔr, poʊr ɔɪl ɒn, ɔn ˈtrʌb əl ˈwɔ tərz, ˈwɒt ərz/

Definition of to pour oil on troubled waters words

  • phrase to pour oil on troubled waters If you pour oil on troubled waters, you try to calm down a difficult situation. 0
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Parts of speech for To pour oil on troubled waters

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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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