pour oil on troubled water

pour oil on troubled water(s)

To calm or settle a tense situation. If those two are arguing again, send Mom in to talk to them—she's great at pouring oil on troubled waters.

pour oil on troubled water(s)

Fig. to calm someone or something down. (A thin layer of oil will actually calm a small area of a rough sea.) Don can calm things down. He's good at pouring oil on troubled waters. Alice is very good at pouring oil on troubled water.

pour oil on troubled ˈwater(s)

try to settle a disagreement or dispute; take action which will calm a tense or dangerous situation: He was always having rows with his son and his wife’s attempts to pour oil on troubled water usually made things worse. There’s going to be big trouble unless somebody pours oil on troubled waters fast. OPPOSITE: add fuel to the fire/flamesSailors used to pour oil on a rough sea to calm the water in order to make a sea rescue easier.

词组	pour oil on troubled water
释义	pour oil on troubled water pour oil on troubled water(s) To calm or settle a tense situation. If those two are arguing again, send Mom in to talk to them—she's great at pouring oil on troubled waters. See also: oil, on, pour, trouble Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. pour oil on troubled water(s) Fig. to calm someone or something down. (A thin layer of oil will actually calm a small area of a rough sea.) Don can calm things down. He's good at pouring oil on troubled waters. Alice is very good at pouring oil on troubled water. See also: oil, on, pour, trouble, water McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. pour oil on troubled ˈwater(s) try to settle a disagreement or dispute; take action which will calm a tense or dangerous situation: He was always having rows with his son and his wife’s attempts to pour oil on troubled water usually made things worse. There’s going to be big trouble unless somebody pours oil on troubled waters fast. OPPOSITE: add fuel to the fire/flamesSailors used to pour oil on a rough sea to calm the water in order to make a sea rescue easier. See also: oil, on, pour, trouble, water Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: pour oil on troubled water(s) pour oil on troubled waters (every) now and again What number are you calling from? pour (something) off of (something) at great length not worth while away with the fairies a heavy silence/atmosphere a girl thing References in periodicals archive Stevie and Poppy try to pour oil on troubled waters, but uncomfortable truths are revealed, pushing one of the Murdochs over the edge. ALEX IS GUNNING FOR REVENGE I suspect that Rhodri Morgan does have spin doctors and special advisers who can pour oil on troubled waters - if he didn't then I doubt Mr Mitchell's letter would have been printed! Writing flair Thus people who actively seek to create right relationships in society, who heal breaches and pour oil on troubled waters, they are the ones who are doing God's work. THOUGHT of the day
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