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
“Someone almost had to throw cold water on us,” Ms. Henner told The Toronto Star in 1993.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
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
“We wouldn’t want it to throw cold water on the value of participating in the count,” Ward said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023
If any onward step is taken they are ready to throw cold water on it; they will suggest all kinds of difficulties.
From To The Work! To The Work! Exhortations to Christians by Moody, Dwight Lyman
