To throw cold water on something——泼冷水
范例:
"Everybody else in the office thought my idea was great, but the boss threw cold water on it."
“办公室里所有的人都认为我的主意很好,就是我们的老板给我泼冷水。”
灵活应用:
"I've been planning to go to medical school but my dad threw cold water on this idea the other day when he told me he wasn't sure he had the money to pay my tuition for so long. "
“我一直想上医学院。可是,那天我爸爸给我泼冷水,说他不一定有能力替我付那么多年的学费。”