pour oil on troubled waters

Definição e Significado de "pour oil on troubled waters"

to pour oil on troubled waters

to say things in order to settle a dispute or disagreement

Example

His ideas caused real dissension within the party at first, but he poured oil on troubled waters in last night 's speech.

Exemplo

His ideas caused real dissension within the party at first, but he poured oil on troubled waters in last night's speech.

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