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pour cold water over

pour cold water over verb: synonym of throw cold water on.

Verb

pour cold water over (third-person singular simple present pours cold water over, present participle pouring cold water over, simple past and past participle poured cold water over)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of throw cold water on.
    • 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.2025 February 26, Emma Sanders, “'A proper English performance' against Spain”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms of pour cold water over

Forms of pour cold water over

third-person singular presentpours cold water over
present participlepouring cold water over
past participlepoured cold water over
pastpoured cold water over

Questions about pour cold water over

What does pour cold water over mean?
Pour cold water over means synonym of throw cold water on.
What part of speech is pour cold water over?
Pour cold water over is a verb.
What is the past tense of pour cold water over?
The past tense of pour cold water over is poured cold water over.

Words near pour cold water over in the dictionary

  1. poupou
  2. poupous
  3. pour
  4. pour cats and dogs
  5. pour cold water on
  6. pour cold water over
  7. pour dogs and cats
  8. pour down
  9. pour down the drain
  10. pour encourager les autres
  11. pour forth

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