throw cold water on
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"Most things we do to a virus makes it weaker or not work as well, or maybe you're trying to engineer it for therapeutics, and I'd hate to see somebody throw cold water on that."
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2025
Or just throw cold water on a cheerful employee.
From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2023
Budowich did not respond to questions about such efforts, but Trump seemed to throw cold water on the advice.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2022
The attorney also sought to throw cold water on the HBO documentary, which turned Durst into a subject of international interest in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2021
“It is a shame to throw cold water on Miss Thayer’s beautiful sentiment,” continued Armstrong.
From The Spell by Orcutt, William Dana
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