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
Hoshi	ho-shee	Japanese
Cynefrith	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Consus	-	Roman Mythology
Jools	JOOLZ	English
Kylian	-	French
Geertje	KHAY:R-tyə	Dutch