英语词组pour oil on troubled water是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

pour oil on troubled water(s)

Theme: CALMNESS

to calm things down. (If oil is poured onto rough seas during a storm, the water will become more calm.)

That was a good thing to say to John. It helped pour oil on troubled water. Now he looks happy.Bob is the kind of person who pours oil on troubled waters.

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	Idiom pour oil on troubled water(s) Theme: CALMNESS to calm things down. (If oil is poured onto rough seas during a storm, the water will become more calm.) That was a good thing to say to John. It helped pour oil on troubled water. Now he looks happy.Bob is the kind of person who pours oil on troubled waters. 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.
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