pour oil on troubled water(s)
成語所屬單字oil
pour oil on troubled water(s) — 慣用語
1. to say or do something calming when other people are arguing, so that the situat
1.慣用語
釋義
息事寧人；緩和爭端
to say or do something calming when other people are arguing, so that the situation becomes peaceful again.
例句
Grandma poured oil on troubled waters when the cousins started arguing about the will.
The new manager has a gift for pouring oil on troubled waters between rival teams.