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
“Someone almost had to throw cold water on us,” Ms. Henner told The Toronto Star in 1993.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
“We wouldn’t want it to throw cold water on the value of participating in the count,” Ward said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023
Or just throw cold water on a cheerful employee.
From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2023
They had been afraid that Mr. Lee would ridicule the story, or throw cold water on their plan to go ahead and try to find the treasure.
From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Davenport, Spencer
