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Korean idiom throw cold water on something

찬물을 끼얹다

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  • 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.

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“찬물을 끼얹다” — throw cold water on something: To intrude on something going well and spoil the mood or obstruct it through needless fault-finding.
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