What is the meaning of idiom 'pour cold water on'?
- ক) Discourage
- খ) Encourage
- গ) To be calm
- ঘ) Deceive
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: ক) Discourage
ব্যাখ্যা
"Discourage" is right. To pour cold water on an idea or plan means to criticise it or show no enthusiasm, so people lose interest in it. "Encourage" is the opposite, and "to be calm" or "deceive" have nothing to do with the idiom.
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