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Meaning of pour cold water over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of throw cold water on.

idiomatic

Examples

“Jess Park's first-half goal proved to be the winner in an impressive 1-0 victory over the world champions which poured cold water over criticism that had been heating up.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

pour dogs and cats pour down pour down the drain pour forth pour fuel on the fire pour gasoline on the fire