1. (lit.) staviti u vodu; potopiti vodom, zaliti, sipati
“Pour cold water on the vegetables to freshen them.” ” I poured cold water on my head to cool myself off.”
2. (kol.) obeshrabriti (nekog), pokvariti (plan i sl.)
“When my father said I couldn’t have the car, he poured cold water on my plans.” “John threw cold water on the whole project by refusing to participate.”