pour oil on troubled water

pour oil on troubled water(s)

Fig. to calm someone or something down. (A thin layer of oil will actually calm a small area of a rough sea.) Don can calm things down. He's good at pouring oil on troubled waters. Alice is very good at pouring oil on troubled water.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Japik	-	Frisian (Rare)
Cahya	CHAH-yah	Indonesian
Krisna	KREES-nah	Indonesian
Magdalene	mahk-dah-LE-nə (German), MAG-də-lən (English), MAG-də-leen (English)	German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Hristofor	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Tammara	tə-MAHR-ə	English (Rare)