discourage from
discourage (someone) from (something)
To dissuade or deter someone from doing something. I tried to discourage my daughter from going to that party, but of course she didn't listen to me.
See also: discourage
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
discourage someone from something
to dissuade someone from doing something. I hope I can discourage Tom from leaving. I do not want to discourage you from further experimentation.
See also: discourage
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- discourage
- discourage (someone) from (something)
- pour cold water on
- pour cold water on (something)
- pour cold water on something
- pour/throw cold water on something
- put the dampener on (something)
- put the damper on (something)
- I’m listening
- I'm listening