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
Twyla	TWIE-lə	English
Aava	-	Finnish
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ÉLodie	e-lo-DEE	French
RosÁLia	roo-ZA-lyə	Portuguese
Dan (3)	DAHN (Swedish)	Swedish, Danish, Norwegian