en throw cold water on

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en pour cold water on (v, emotion) ➜
  • fi heittää kylmää vettä niskaan (v, emotion) ➜
  • ja 水をかける ➜
  • ja 水を掛ける ➜
  • en pour cold water on (v) ➜
  • en pour cold water on ➜
  • fi kaataa kylmää vettä niskaan ➜
  • fi tyrmätä ➜
  • gl tirar auga fría sobre ➜
  • zh 泼冷水 ➜
  • zh 潑冷水 ➜

Related terms

  • en achievement ➜
  • en belittle ➜
  • en debunk ➜
  • en dismiss ➜
  • en emotion ➜
  • en idea ➜
  • en suggestion ➜
  • it gettare acqua sul fuoco (v) ➜
  • zh 潑冷水 (v) ➜

Word forms

  • en threw cold water on (v) ➜
  • en throwing cold water on (v) ➜
  • en thrown cold water on (v) ➜
  • en throws cold water on (v) ➜

throw cold water on is a way of…

  • en discourage (v, emotion) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 201823710-v
  • en.wiktionary.org throw cold water on
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