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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  • know of (someone or something)
  • play by ear
  • with open arms
  • praise (someone or something) to the skies
  • in hindsight
  • ruffle (someone's) feathers
  • chew out (someone) or chew (someone) out
  • pipe up
  • make a dent in (something)
  • catch one's breath


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