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throw a wet blanket on

throw a wet blanket on verb: to discredit; to spoil or disparage.

Verb

throw a wet blanket on (third-person singular simple present throws a wet blanket on, present participle throwing a wet blanket on, simple past threw a wet blanket on, past participle thrown a wet blanket on)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To discredit; to spoil or disparage.
    • “Supplies have risen dramatically as a result of that higher acreage but demand has stayed sluggish,” said Michael Magdovitz, senior commodity analyst at Rabobank. This had thrown a “wet blanket” on corn.2023 December 2, Susannah Savage, “Corn’s sharp decline proves a bonanza for hedge funds”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15

Forms of throw a wet blanket on

third-person singular presentthrows a wet blanket on
present participlethrowing a wet blanket on
pastthrew a wet blanket on
past participlethrown a wet blanket on

Questions about throw a wet blanket on

What does throw a wet blanket on mean?
Throw a wet blanket on means to discredit; to spoil or disparage.
What part of speech is throw a wet blanket on?
Throw a wet blanket on is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw a wet blanket on?
The past tense of throw a wet blanket on is threw a wet blanket on.

Words near throw a wet blanket on in the dictionary

  1. throw a sickie
  2. throw a spanner in the works
  3. throw a spanner into the works
  4. throw a sprat to catch a mackerel
  5. throw a tantrum
  6. throw a wet blanket on
  7. throw a wobbly
  8. throw a wrench in
  9. throw a wrench in the gears
  10. throw a wrench in the works
  11. throw a wrench into the works

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