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Pour Oil on Troubled Waters – English Idiom

Published on September 4th, 2019 | Last updated on September 4th, 2019 by | Category: 1100 Words You Need to Know Flashcards, English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Pour Oil on Troubled Waters – English Idiom | 82 Views | Reading Time: 1 minute

Pour Oil on Troubled Waters

Pour Oil on Troubled Waters

to make peace among people or stop a quarrel, reconcile, put people back on friendly terms, end conflict between people, calm someone down, settle down, quiet down, conciliate, pacify, appease, mollify, placate, soothe, resolve:

There was such hostility between the two political parties that no one could pour oil on troubled waters and end their conflict.

Fre: réconcilier

Fa: وفق دادن، آشتی دادن

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