throw a wet blanket

throw a wet blanket
See: WET BLANKET.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • throw a wet blanket — See: WET BLANKET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • throw\ a\ wet\ blanket — See: wet blanket …   Словарь американских идиом

  • throw a wet blanket over/upon one's spirits — (from Idioms in Speech) to distress somebody Clare s restlessness was nothing new. To come the elder sister! To be a wet blanket! Impossible! (J. Galsworthy) Don t be such a damned old wet blanket, Dick said. Think big, man, think big. (J.… …   Idioms and examples

  • wet-blan|ket — wet blanket, a person or thing that has a discouraging or depressing effect. SYNONYM(S): killjoy. »With his gloomy personality, he was a wet blanket at any party or gathering he attended. wet blan|ket «WEHT BLANG kiht», transitive verb. to throw… …   Useful english dictionary

  • blanket — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, thick ▪ thin ▪ warm ▪ soft ▪ wool …   Collocations dictionary

  • throw — /throh/, v., threw, thrown, throwing, n. v.t. 1. to propel or cast in any way, esp. to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball. 2. to hurl or project (a missile), as a gun… …   Universalium

  • Hindrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Hindrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 prevention prevention preclusion obstruction stoppage Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus Sgm: N 1 interruption interruption interception interclusion| Sgm: N 1 hindrance …   English dictionary for students

  • Moderation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Moderation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 moderation moderation lenity &c. 740 Sgm: N 1 temperateness temperateness gentleness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 sobriety sobriety Sgm: N 1 quiet quiet …   English dictionary for students

  • discourage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. depress, dishearten, dismay; dissuade, deter. See dejection, dissuasion, fear.Ant., encourage, persuade. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dishearten] Syn. dispirit, dampen, dismay, daunt, intimidate,… …   English dictionary for students

  • halt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. stop, check, arrest, pause, cease. n. stop, interruption, immobility. See end. adj., archaic, crippled, disabled. See impotence, disease, stammering.Ant., continue, proceed. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn.… …   English dictionary for students

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