jogar um balde de água fria

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, to throw a bucket of cold water.

Verb

jogar um balde de água fria (first-person singular present jogo um balde de água fria, first-person singular preterite joguei um balde de água fria, past participle jogado um balde de água fria)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to throw cold water on
    Synonym: dar um banho de água fria
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jogar, um, balde, de, água, fria.

Conjugation

See also

  • balde de água fria

Further reading

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