Idiom
throw a wet blanket on
Meaning
To discredit; to spoil or disparage.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please do not throw a wet blanket on my new idea.”
“He tried to be excited about the trip, but his friend threw a wet blanket on the plan by complaining about the cost.”
“Despite the team's genuine enthusiasm for the project, the manager threw a wet blanket on their progress by focusing entirely on minor, irrelevant errors.”
Examples
simple
“Please do not throw a wet blanket on my new idea.”
contextual
“He tried to be excited about the trip, but his friend threw a wet blanket on the plan by complaining about the cost.”
complex
“Despite the team's genuine enthusiasm for the project, the manager threw a wet blanket on their progress by focusing entirely on minor, irrelevant errors.”
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