泼冷水

lit. to pour cold water on / fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm
to pour cold water on / (fig.) to dampen sb's enthusiasm

Characters and words in 泼冷水

to splash / to spill / rough and coarse / brutish

= + : Pinocchio (p) celebrates 泼水节 in front of the observatory (o1). He dips his long hair (发) into a bottle of water (氵) and shakes his head after pulling his hair out again, thereby splashing (泼) water on everybody nearby.
surname Leng

= + : Inside of the engine, Sir Lancelot kind of misuses the superpower the emperor gave him. He shows everyone his 令牌 and tells them that it is his task to collect all really nice and cool popsicles so that he can cool down a bit.
cold

= + : Inside of the engine, Sir Lancelot kind of misuses the superpower the emperor gave him. He shows everyone his 令牌 and tells them that it is his task to collect all really nice and cool popsicles so that he can cool down a bit.
cold water / unboiled water / fig. not yet ready (of plans)
surname Shui
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes

= + + 丿 + : Sheldon Shrimp just climbed the Eiffel Tower. He's really thirsty, so he's glad to find a water fountain. After he quenches his thirst, he also finds a snack: A banana is swimming in the water. He never ate a banana before, so he tries a mix of different methods: Putting on a fake beak to pick on the banana, holding it with a finger and peeling it with a crowbar.

Words with 泼冷水

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