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Korean idiom throw cold water on things

냉수를 끼얹는 것 같다

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  • 냉수를 끼얹는 것 같다

English rendering throw cold water on things Literal translation: “be like dousing with cold water”

Meaning 1

순조롭게 진행되는 일을 진행되지 못하도록 방해하다.

To obstruct something that is progressing smoothly so that it cannot proceed.

Dictionary example 1

화가 난 아버지의 등장으로 갑자기 방 안은 냉수를 끼얹는 것 같았다.

The arrival of my angry father suddenly chilled the atmosphere in the room.

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“냉수를 끼얹는 것 같다” — throw cold water on things: To obstruct something that is progressing smoothly so that it cannot proceed.
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