Idioms

pour oil on troubled waters
to calm down a quarrel, to say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situation
The teachers tried to pour oil on troubled waters when they saw the fight among the students.

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  • pour out
  • pour out one's heart to (someone)
  • pouring rain
  • power behind the throne
  • powers that be
  • praise (someone or something) to the skies
  • preach to the converted
  • precious few/little
  • prelude to (something)
  • press one's luck
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  • take pity on (someone or something)
  • no wonder
  • (not) know if one is coming or going
  • come up with (something)
  • ahead of the game
  • tear down (something) or tear (something) down
  • like to hear oneself talk
  • either feast or famine
  • let (something) loose
  • fold (something) up or fold up (something)


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