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throw cold water on

Syllables: throw cold wa·ter onUK/θɹəʊ kəʊld ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ɒn/US/θɹoʊ koʊld ˈwɔtɚ ɑn/

throw cold water on verb: (of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

Verb

throw cold water on (third-person singular simple present throws cold water on, present participle throwing cold water on, simple past threw cold water on, past participle thrown cold water on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) (of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.
    • Oh! no; there would be a Mrs. Knightley to throw cold water on every thing.—Extremely disagreeable!1815 December 23, [Jane Austen], chapter XVII, in Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes, volume III, London: Printed for John Murray, published 1816, →OCLC, page 329
    • "Now, Peleg, don't throw cold water on my enthusiasm," said Tom reproachfully.1904, Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer), “Something about the Military Academy”, in The Rover Boys in Camp: or The Rivals of Pine Island (Famous Rover Boys' Series), New York, N.Y.: Grosset &...

throw cold water on meaning in Bengali

throw cold water on in Bengali

অবজ্ঞা করা, খারিজ করে দেওয়া, মিথ্যা প্রমাণ করা

Synonyms of throw cold water on

Forms of throw cold water on

third-person singular presentthrows cold water on
present participlethrowing cold water on
pastthrew cold water on
past participlethrown cold water on

Questions about throw cold water on

What does throw cold water on mean?
Throw cold water on means (of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) To belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.
What is throw cold water on in Bengali?
Throw cold water on in Bengali is অবজ্ঞা করা, খারিজ করে দেওয়া, মিথ্যা প্রমাণ করা. See Throw cold water on meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is throw cold water on?
Throw cold water on is a verb.
How do you pronounce throw cold water on?
Throw cold water on is pronounced /θɹəʊ kəʊld ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ɒn/ (UK).
What is the past tense of throw cold water on?
The past tense of throw cold water on is threw cold water on.

Words near throw cold water on in the dictionary

  1. throw board
  2. throw boards
  3. throw by
  4. throw caution to the wind
  5. throw chunks
  6. throw cold water on
  7. throw dirt
  8. throw dirt enough, and some will stick
  9. throw dirt on
  10. throw down
  11. throw down one's tools

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