Cómo Pronunciar "pour cold water on"
expression
PAWR kold WAW-ter on
PAW kold WAW-tuh on
Definición
To discourage someone's ideas, hopes, or enthusiasm, often by criticizing or dismissing them.
Transcripción IPA
Inglés Americano
ˈpɔɹ/ /ˈkoʊɫd/ /ˈwɔtɝ/ /ˈɑn/, /ˈɔn
Inglés Británico
pˈɔː/ /kˈəʊld/ /wˈɔːtɐ/ /ˈɒn
Pronunciación Simplificada
EE.UU.
PAWR kold WAW-ter on
UK
PAW kold WAW-tuh on
Escucha en Contexto
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!