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put a wet blanket on

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  • wet blanket — n. someone who ruins a good time. (In the way that a wet blanket is used to put out a fire.) □ Oh, Martin! Why do you have to be such a wet blanket? □ Don’t be a wet blanket! Have some fun! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • blanket — [[t]blæ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] blankets, blanketing, blanketed 1) N COUNT A blanket is a large square or rectangular piece of thick cloth, especially one which you put on a bed to keep you warm. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, N of n A blanket of something such as snow …   English dictionary

  • wet pack — Med. a type of bath in which wet sheets are applied to the patient. * * * wet pack noun 1. The wrapping of a person in blankets or the like dampened with warm or cold water as a medical treatment 2. The dampened material used • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Horse blanket — A horse blanket or rug is a blanket or animal coat intended for keeping a horse warm or otherwise protected from wind or other elements. They are tailored to fit around a horse s body from chest to rump, with straps crossing underneath the belly… …   Wikipedia

  • deject — v dispirit, dishearten, daunt, take the heart out of, Inf. take the starch out of, Sl. bring down, Dial. take the tuck out of; discourage, dampen, put a damper on one s spirits, Inf. put a wet blanket on, Inf. throw cold water on; sadden, dismay …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • dishearten — v 1. daunt, dismay, unnerve, unman, intimidate, cow; appall, frighten, affright; disconcert, Inf. shake up, abash. 2. discourage, dispirit, take the heart out of, Inf. take the starch out of, Dial. take the tuck out of; depress, deject, sadden,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • dishearten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. discourage, dispirit. See dejection. Ant., encourage, cheer. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dampen, dismay, daunt, get down*; see depress 2 , discourage 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. discourage,… …   English dictionary for students

  • Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance …   English dictionary for students

  • hindrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Something that obstructs Nouns 1. hindrance, obstruction, stoppage; interruption, interception, impedition; retardment, retardation; embarrassment, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint,… …   English dictionary for students

  • damp — Synonyms and related words: abate, abridge, absorb the shock, acoustic tile, afterdamp, allay, alleviate, antiknock, arrest, asperge, asphyxiate, assimilate to, assuage, attemper, attenuate, baffle, baffler, balance, bank the fire, beat down,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • indispose — v 1. incapacitate, disable, debilitate, unfit, inactivate; disqualify, invalidate, disenable; put out of action, put out of commission, put out of gear, Sl. put out of whack, Inf. sideline, lay up, hospitalize; devitalize, enfeeble, extenuate,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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