Throw Cold Water On (Verb)
Meaning
Be discouraging or negative about.
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her constant negative comments about my business plan really threw cold water on my enthusiasm for the project.
- The bleak sales forecast threw cold water on the team's optimism about the new product launch.
- His skeptical response threw cold water on our hopes of getting the funding we needed.
- The news of the competitor's superior technology threw cold water on our plans to release our own product.
- The company's poor financial history threw cold water on my initial excitement about the job offer.