pour cold water on something

tv. to put an end to something; to dampen something. I wanted to go to the party, but my brother poured cold water on that by taking the car.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cybele	SIB-ə-lee (English)	Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized)
Kawacatoose	-	Native American, Cree
Ataahua	-	Maori
Ossian	-	Literature
Lucky	LUK-ee (English)	English, Indian, Hindi
Acantha	ə-KAN-thə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)