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Throw cold water on Moderate

Throw cold water on has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

be discouraging or negative about

2

(of an achievement, emotion, idea, suggestion, etc.) to belittle or dismiss; to cast doubt upon; to debunk.

Broader Terms (hypernyms)
discourage
Rhyming Words
in on go on pin on let on not on hop on man on run on tie on mid on put on set on try on sit on bet on get on yak on fly on hot on act on
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