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.
Antonyms
add insult to injury
