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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  • hang on (someone's) every word or hang on every word of (someone)
  • out of style
  • hang out (somewhere)
  • at ease
  • what's (up) with (someone)
  • second-rate
  • a standing joke
  • cut a fine figure
  • fan the flames of (something)
  • stark raving mad


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