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1 pour cold water on smth.
(pour (или throw) cold water on (или over) smth.)возражать против чего-л.; отнестись прохладно к чему-л.; отбить охоту делать что-л.; ≈ охлаждать, умерять пыл, рвение (ср. облить, окатить кого-л. холодной водой)She immediately threw cold water on the proposition. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XLV) — Она сразу же заявила, что это гиблое дело.
His fire was put out; she had thrown cold water on it. (D. H. Lawrence, ‘The Rainbow’, ch. VI) — Трезвые рассуждения Анны точно окатили его ушатом холодной воды, и подъем его угас.
I understand she rather poured cold water on that idea. (A. Christie, ‘A Murder Is Announced’, ch. 8) — Насколько я понимаю, мисс Блеклок отнеслась к этой идее весьма прохладно.
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2 pour cold water on smth.
или throw cold water on smth.oкaтить ушaтoм xoлoднoй вoды, oxлaждaть, умepять (пыл, pвeниe и т. п.); oтбить oxoту дeлaть чтo-л., oтнecтиcь пpoxлaднo к чeму-л.I understand she rather poured cold water on that idea (A. Christie). She immediately threw cold water on the proposition (Th. Dreiser)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > pour cold water on smth.
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3 pour cold water on
inf вылить ушат холодной воды (раскритиковать)She often has good ideas but her boss throws cold water on all of them.
Margaret Thatcher poured cold water on the idea of a European central bank.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > pour cold water on
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4 throw cold water on
inf вылить ушат холодной воды (раскритиковать)She often has good ideas but her boss throws cold water on all of them.
Margaret Thatcher poured cold water on the idea of a European central bank.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > throw cold water on
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