pour oil on troubled waters
- pour oil on troubled waters
pour oil on troubled waters see under ↑
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pour oil on troubled waters
To take measures to calm down a stormy state of affairs, from the effect of pouring oil on rough water
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pour oil on troubled waters phrase
to try to make people feel better and become friendly again after an argument
Thesaurus: ending, solving and avoiding arguments and fights
hyponym arguments and arguing
synonym
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try to settle a disagreement or dispute with words intended to placate or pacify those involved
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pour oil on troubled waters
chiefly Brit : to try to make peace between people who are arguing
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Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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pour oil on troubled waters — If someone pours oil on troubled waters, they try to calm things down … The small dictionary of idiomes
pour oil on troubled waters — ► pour oil on troubled waters try to calm a dispute with placatory words. Main Entry: ↑pour … English terms dictionary
pour oil on troubled waters — If someone pours oil on troubled waters, they try to calm things down. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a person pours oil on troubled waters, they do or say something to calm a tense situation. James is a good negotiator, and is … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pour oil on troubled waters — calm down a quarrel, say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situation They tried to pour oil on troubled waters after they noticed the argument among the students … Idioms and examples
pour oil on troubled waters — to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing and become calmer. She was furious with Dave for forgetting her birthday so I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by offering to take them both out for a meal … New idioms dictionary
pour oil on troubled waters — verb To calm something or someone who is tenacious or misbehaving. I better go pour oil on those troubled waters the children are making over there … Wiktionary
pour oil on troubled waters — {v. phr.} To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. * /The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pour oil on troubled waters — {v. phr.} To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. * /The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pour\ oil\ on\ troubled\ waters — v. phr. To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters … Словарь американских идиом
pour oil on troubled waters — Meaning Attempt to calm a problematic situation. Origin From the property of oil of flattening out the ripples on water when it spreads over it very thinly … Meaning and origin of phrases
