When she announced her ambitious plan, he poured cold water on it with a list of practical problems.

She kept pouring cold water on his enthusiasm by pointing out every possible flaw.

When it came to planning the charity gala, Tom couldn't pour water out of a boot, so we had to step in.

In his unpublished memoir, he underlined the line 'pours one's heart out' to show how he had confessed everything to his old friend.

At the open-mic night, pouring one's heart out felt like the only way to cope with the year's losses.

Sometimes, during lonely nights, one ends up pouring out one's heart to the moon.

One pours out one's heart to a trusted friend when overwhelmed by grief.

By pouring oil on troubled waters, she hoped to prevent the argument from escalating.

After the heated debate, Maria poured oil on troubled waters by offering a sincere apology, and the team quickly reconciled.