泼冷水
pō lěngshuǐ
“To pour cold water on” in Chinese is 泼冷水 (pō lěngshuǐ).
Meaning
- to pour cold water on
- (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm
Example
大家干得正起劲，你千万不能泼冷水。
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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