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Meanings of pour cold in English

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Usage of pour cold in English
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However, Eskom have moved to pour cold water on these suggestions.
The South African
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Don't let someone pour cold water on your plans in April.
The South African
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Put bunches in a colander and pour cold water over them.
The Community Cook Book
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Listen, I don't want to pour cold water on this, but it sounds dangerous.
Nano
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But in the meantime we must not pour cold water on the others' hopes.
The Reality Dysfunction
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So I'm not going to pour cold water on what looks like potential success.
Radio NZ
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Place seeded raisins in a strainer and pour cold water over them; drain well.
School and Home Cooking
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If a foot is scalded, pour cold water over it and cut the stocking.
Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
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After this preamble, however, he proceeded to pour cold water upon his sovereign's ardor.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 17: 1570-72
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Lizzie rushed through the kitchen to the well outside to pour cold water over her dress.
Wench: a novel
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He evidently thought it rather bad form of White to pour cold water over his new whitewash.
Roden's Corner
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Wash codfish; shred fine with fingers (never cut or chop it); pour cold water over it.
Recipes Tried and True
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For bleeding at the nose, pour cold water on the back of the neck, keeping the head elevated.
A Treatise on Domestic Economy; For the Use of Young Ladies at H...
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Far from me to pour cold water on the whole idea, but one wonders what else one might expect.
The Irish Times
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However, Secretary General Ace Magashule did his best to pour cold water over gossip that has spread like wildfire.
The South African
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In an interview broadcast on Fox Business Network on Monday, Trump appeared to pour cold water on the idea.
Reuters
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