Please do not throw a wet blanket on my new idea.
throw a wet blanket on
idiomTo discredit; to spoil or disparage.
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.
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all wet
Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.
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blanket term
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things.
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get one's feet wet
To begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.
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get wet
Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.
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lock someone up and throw away the key
To lock someone up in prison indefinitely.
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put a blanket over
Make (something) seem less serious.
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ridden hard and put away wet
Mistreated; not properly cared for.
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ride hard and put away wet
To mistreat (someone or something); to not properly care for.