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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

throw a wet blanket on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To discredit; to spoil or disparage.
    • “Supplies have risen dramatically as a result of that higher acreage but demand has stayed sluggish,” said Michael Magdovitz, senior commodity analyst at Rabobank. This had thrown a “wet blanket” on corn. 2023 December 2, Susannah Savage, “Corn’s sharp decline proves a bonanza for hedge funds”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15:

Forms

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throwing a wet blanket on Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thrown a wet blanket on Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
threw a wet blanket on Tense=Past lexicographic
throws a wet blanket on Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic