pour Идиома
pour it on
pour it on thick
pour oil on troubled waters
pour out
pour out your soul
pour down
The rain poured down all day．大雨整整下了一天。
Creeks pour down from the uplands．小河从高地流下。
pour in
Messages of congratulations poured in on her birthday．她生日那天，贺信源源不断。
The commander poured men in to reinforce the slaughtered battalions．指挥官投入大量士兵增援被打败的部队。
pour oil on the flames
You pretended that you were helping them out of difficulty，but actually you were pouring oil on the flames and making matters worse．你假装帮助他们克服困难，而实际上你是在火上加油。
pour oil on the waters
The groups were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the waters．要不是领导人出面调解，双方很快就会大吵起来。
pour one's heart out to
Idiom(s): pour one's heart (out to sb)Theme: INTIMACY
to tell all one's hopes, fears, and feelings to someone.
• She was so upset. She poured her heart out to Sally.
• She sat there talking for over an hour—pouring out her heart.
pour money down the drain
Idiom(s): pour money down the drainTheme: MONEY
to waste money; to throw money away. (Informal.)
• What a waste! You're just pouring money down the drain.
• Don't buy any more of that low-quality merchandise. That's just throwing money down the drain.
pour cold water on
Idiom(s): pour cold water on something AND dash cold water on something; throw cold water on somethingTheme: DISCOURAGEMENT
to discourage doing something; to reduce enthusiasm for something.
• When my father said I couldn't have the car, he poured cold water on my plans.
• John threw cold water on the whole project by refusing to participate.
• I hate to dash cold water on your party, but you cannot use the house that night.
It never rains but it pours.
Misfortunes usually come in large numbers.It never rains but it pours
'It never rains but it pours' means that when things go wrong, they go very wrong.When it rains, it pours
This idiom means that when things go wrong, a lot of things go wrong at the same time.it never rains but it pours|pour|pours|rain|rains
One good thing or bad thing is often followed by others of the same kind.
A proverb, John got sick, then his brothers and sisters all got sick. It never rains but it pours.pour money down the drain|drain|money|pour
v. phr. To spend one's money unwisely; to waste one's funds. "Stop supporting Harry's drug habit," Ralph said. "You're just pouring money down the drain.".pour oil on troubled waters|oil|pour|troubled|trou
v. phr. To quiet a quarrel; say something to lessen anger and bring peace. The troops were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters.pour out|pour
v. 1. To tell everything about; talk all about. Mary poured out her troubles to her pal. 2. To come out in great quantity; stream out. The people poured out of the building when they heard the fire alarm.pour
pourIn addition to the idioms beginning with pour, also see it never rains but it pours.
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- pour cold water on
- pour oil on troubled waters
- pour on the coal
- pour out one's heart
pour on the coal
pour on the coalSpeed up, as in They keep passing us so pour on the coal, Mom! or We can get this issue of the paper out on time if we pour on the coal. This slangy expression originated in aviation in the 1930s but must have been an allusion to the coal-burning engines of trains and ships, since aircraft were never so powered. It has since been transferred to other vehicles and other endeavors.
pour out one's heart
pour out one's heartExpress one's innermost thoughts and feelings to someone else, as in Upset over the breakup, she poured out her heart to her mother. Also see open one's heart to.
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