throw cold water on
Example Sentences
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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
Sightings like Sunday’s help keep the urban legend alive, but experts throw cold water on the sewer theory.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023
Or just throw cold water on a cheerful employee.
From Washington Post • Jan. 15, 2023
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
Others shook their heads gloomily and lost no opportunity to throw cold water on the project.
From Far Past the Frontier by Fry, W. H.
