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wet-blanket

idiom

To disparage, belittle, or remove the satisfaction and joy from; to act as a wet blanket towards.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all wet

    Utterly incorrect; erroneous; uninformed.

  2. 02

    blanket term

    A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things.

  3. 03

    get one's feet wet

    To begin gaining experience; to tentatively try something new.

  4. 04

    get wet

    Of a woman, to become sexually aroused, as indicated by the occurrence of the natural lubrication of the vagina.

  5. 05

    put a blanket over

    Make (something) seem less serious.

  6. 06

    ridden hard and put away wet

    Mistreated; not properly cared for.

  7. 07

    ride hard and put away wet

    To mistreat (someone or something); to not properly care for.

  8. 08

    soaking wet

    Extremely wet.

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