B1🌿 Nature & Weather
Buttare acqua sul fuoco
To pour oil on troubled waters / to calm a situation
Literal Translation
"To throw water on the fire"
What it means
To pour oil on troubled waters / to calm a situation
Example in context
"Il direttore ha buttato acqua sul fuoco prima che la discussione degenerasse."
"The director poured oil on troubled waters before the discussion got out of hand."
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