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
Humaira	-	Arabic, Urdu
ApolÔNia	ə-poo-LAW-nyə	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Giselle	zhee-ZEL (French), ji-ZEL (English)	French, English (Modern)
Marjaana	MAHR-yah:-nah	Finnish
Yustina	-	Russian
Prissy	PRIS-ee	English