كيف تنطق "pour cold water on"

expression

PAWR kold WAW-ter on

PAW kold WAW-tuh on

التعريف

To discourage someone's ideas, hopes, or enthusiasm, often by criticizing or dismissing them.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈpɔɹ/ /ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈwɔtɝ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pˈɔː/ /kˈəʊld/ /wˈɔːtɐ/ /ˈɒn

أمريكي

PAWR kold WAW-ter on

بريطاني

PAW kold WAW-tuh on

Every time I share an idea, he pours cold water on it.

She didn't mean to pour cold water on your plan.

My teacher poured cold water on my idea for the project.

Don't pour cold water on my excitement before we've even started!