en throw cold water on (v)

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: 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) ➜
  • 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 ➜

throw cold water on is a way of…

  • en discourage (v, emotion) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 201823710-v
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