英语单词“pour oil on troubled waters”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
pour oil on troubled waters
释义
pour oil on troubled waters
idiomUKto do or say something inorderto makepeoplestoparguingandbecomecalmer:平息风波,调停争端My husband's alwaysarguingwith myfather, and I'm the one who has topouroilontroubledwaters.我丈夫老和我父亲争吵,我不得不做他们的调停人。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCalming and relaxing- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circusesidiom
- calm
- chill
- humour
- let/blow off steamidiom
- lie down
- lightensomethingup
- lull
- lullsomeoneintosomething
- relaxation
- settle
- shirt
- simmer
- simmer down
- slow down
- slow lane
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