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pour oil on troubled waters
idiom
UK
to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing and become calmer: 平息风波，调停争端
My husband's always arguing with my father, and I'm the one who has to pour oil on troubled waters.我丈夫老和我父亲争吵，我不得不做他们的调停人。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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appease
assuage
balls-to-the-wall
bask
bread
calm
chill
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lie down
lighten something up
lull
lull someone into something
melt
relaxation
settle
settle down
shirt
simmer
simmer down
slow down
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