찬물을 끼얹다
- Form listed in the dictionary: 찬물을 끼얹다
- 찬물을 끼얹다
English rendering throw cold water on something Literal translation: “douse with cold water”
Meaning 1
잘되어 가고 있는 일에 뛰어들어 분위기를 흐리거나 공연히 트집을 잡아 헤살을 놓다.
To intrude on something going well and spoil the mood or obstruct it through needless fault-finding.
Dictionary example 1
일이 겨우 마무리되어 가려고 할 때에 그가 나타나 찬물을 끼얹었다.
Just as the work was finally nearing completion, he appeared and threw cold water on it.