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cold water

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cold water
n. Informal
Discouragement, deterrence, or deprecation, as of a proposal or an idea deemed silly or ill-advised: "The President was careful not to throw cold water on the latest Soviet arms proposal" (Christian Science Monitor).
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Noun1.cold water - disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation; "she poured cold water on the whole idea of going to Africa"
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something


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What good can it do you to throw cold water on that corpse and get up that selfish theory that there ain't been any murder?
Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context
At some little distance from the farmhouse was a spring with a constant flow of clear, cold water, whence the family derived its supply for domestic use at all seasons.
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"Uncle must love cold water like a duck," she thought, with a shiver.
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