B1🌿 Naturaleza y clima
Buttare acqua sul fuoco
To pour oil on troubled waters / to calm a situation
Traducción literal
"To throw water on the fire"
Qué significa
To pour oil on troubled waters / to calm a situation
Ejemplo en contexto
"Il direttore ha buttato acqua sul fuoco prima che la discussione degenerasse."
"The director poured oil on troubled waters before the discussion got out of hand."
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