throw cold water on
Example Sentences
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"Most things we do to a virus makes it weaker or not work as well, or maybe you're trying to engineer it for therapeutics, and I'd hate to see somebody throw cold water on that."
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025
A price jump to $90 a barrel or more might throw cold water on demand for oil and prompt a political backlash, including from the United States, some analysts say.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2021
The attorney also sought to throw cold water on the HBO documentary, which turned Durst into a subject of international interest in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2021
Last week Toshiro Muto, the CEO of the Tokyo organizing committee, said he was “seriously worried that the spread of the infectious disease could throw cold water on the momentum toward the games.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2020
Others shook their heads gloomily and lost no opportunity to throw cold water on the project.
From Far Past the Frontier by Fry, W. H.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
