pour cold water on
pour cold water on
A Chinese idiom is used to describe defeating others' enthusiasm
meaning
Idioms are used to describe defeating others' enthusiasm. You should support his work, not pour cold water on it.
English translation
throwadampover
Other information
Example of idiom: Xiong Zhaozheng's "Zhang Juzheng" Volume II Chapter 13: "but also understand that this time is no longer the time to pour cold water." degree of common use: common use emotional color: derogatory words grammatical usage: as predicate, attribute, object; refers to frustrate other people's enthusiasm idiom structure: verb object type generation time: Modern
pour cold water on
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