Verb:

ఆర్పేది, నిరాశగా,

pour cold water on's Usage Examples:

She has to pour cold water on herself to calm down.

Afghanistan, for example, in December 2002, shackled to the wall, and pour cold water on him at intervals when the outside temperature is 50 degrees anyway.

"An "infantile argument": Experts pour cold water on Russia"s "fanciful" explanation for Syrian gas attack".

"Bombs dumped in Irish Sea make bridge plan "too dangerous": Experts pour cold water on Boris Johnson"s idea for Scotland-Northern Ireland link".

"F-16, Pervez Musharraf pour cold water on Indo-Pak dialogue".

whose initials stand for Alsace-Lorraine, meaning that Germany can pour cold water on France"s hopes of taking back Alsace-Lorraine anytime it wants.

""We"re okay thanks": Fianna Fáil TDs pour cold water on Casey"s plan to join party".

"Winemakers pour cold water on EU "wine lake" plan".

The mayor, Mr Pownall, said he was now ready to pour cold water on the scheme"s opponents.

"Ethnic minorities pour cold water on retaliation fears".

"Council boss uses divining to find pipes and cables, while sceptics pour cold water on it".

confirming completion dates of Watson"s first and second aeroplanes pour cold water on the suggestion that he built and flew rocking wing aircraft any earlier.

eastern regions of former Czechoslovakia Moravia and Slovakia they also pour cold water on them.

Synonyms:

water of crystallization, liquid, bath water, dishwater, fresh water, perspiration, atomic number 1, freshwater, snow mist, ice, distilled water, brine, tap water, atomic number 8, water ice, teardrop, flake, hard water, oxygen, spring water, holy water, well water, water of crystallisation, ice crystal, water of hydration, sudor, limewater, O, body of water, ground water, frost mist, soft water, bilge water, H, frost snow, bilge, meltwater, ice needle, H2O, binary compound, saltwater, slush, poudrin, snowflake, tear, diamond dust, seawater, sweat, hydrogen,

Antonyms:

fresh water, saltwater, soft water, hard water, linger,