pour oil on troubled waters

idiom

chiefly British
: to try to make peace between people who are arguing

Dictionary Entries Near pour oil on troubled waters

pour le mérite

pour oil on troubled waters

pour on

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“Pour oil on troubled waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20oil%20on%20troubled%20waters. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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