pour cold water on

Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofthrow cold water on(“tobelittleordismiss”).2020November 4, Philip Haigh, “Cracks and divisions over funding for public transport”, inRail, pages54–55:Leaked documents from TfLpoured cold water overthe prospect of driverless trains. They concluded there was no financial case because because of the very high up-front infrastructure costs.2024March 5, Tom Phillips, Etienne Côté-Paluck, “US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence”, inThe Guardian‎[1],→ISSN:However, a national security council officialpoured cold water onthe suggestion there would be US “boots on the ground” in Haiti, telling the Washington-based agency: “The United States is not sending US troops to Haiti to support the Haitian national police’s security operations.”

Examples:

EN: Sir, I'll wash him with cold water first. If I pour cold water on him first...
ES: Señor, el agua fría ayudará.
EN: We'd pour cold water on them.
ES: Les echábamos agua fría.
EN: Should I pour cold water on your head?
ES: ¿Debo echar agua fría sobre tu cabeza?
EN: I hate to be the one to pour cold water on your P.R. juggernaut here, but the man was shot.
ES: Siento ser la persona que eche agua fría en su monstruo de relaciones públicas aquí, pero el tío fue disparado.
EN: I'm gonna pour cold water on you.
ES: Voy a echarte agua fría encima.
ID: Aku akan menyirammu dengan air dingin.
EN: Anything I do, anything I'm interested in, you pour cold water on it and take the... piss.
ES: Todo lo que hago, todo lo que me interesa, le echas un baldazo de agua fría y te... burlas.
EN: I'm not trying to pour cold water on you, but have you ever thought what if you are only misunderstanding?
ES: No estoy tratando de echar agua fría sobre usted, pero nunca ha pensado si sólo es un malentendido?
EN: I mean, I hate to pour cold water on it, Marcus, but there is a growing pool of cold water on the floor.
ES: Quiero decir, odio echarle agua fría, Marcus, pero hay un charco creciente de agua fría en el suelo.
EN: [confused chatter] Look, not to pour cold water on this perfectly executed surprise reunion, but... why does it have to be someone from here?
ES: Mira, no echar agua fría sobre esta perfectamente ejecutada reunión sorpresa, pero...
EN: Far be it from me to pour cold water on all your fun, but if Mrs. Scrubitt catches you trying to escape, you'll all get six months in the coop.
ES: No quisiera ser aguafiestas, pero si Fregoso los pilla intentando escapar, pasarán seis meses en el corral.
EN: It's easy to pour cold water on others' enthusiasm; it's easy to discourage people.
HI: दुसरों के दर्द को भी समझ के देखिए, किसी के खुशियों पे मुस्कुरा देना बहुत आसान है।
EN: It is not right to pour cold water on the head.
HI: क्या सिर पर ठंडा पानी डालना गलत है?
EN: I will pour cold water on him Chief Li, Chief Li, come over
ID: Jika dia tak menebas lipan itu, maka aku akan mati.
EN: Ruo Bai, I don't want to pour cold water on you.
ID: Ruo Bai, aku tidak mau menyiram air dingin padamu.
EN: You better not pour cold water on her (dampens enthusiasm).
ID: Kau lebih baik tidak menuangkan air dingin pada dirinya (meredam keingintahuan).

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