水を差す

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 水を差す – see the following entry.

【水みずをさす】

[verb] to pour water (into); to dilute with water

[verb] (idiomatic) to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)

Alternative spellings
水を注す, 水を差す

(This term, 水を差す, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)