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  What it means

  Literally “a bucket of cold water.” Means something that abruptly kills enthusiasm or excitement — a harsh dose of reality. “A bucket of cold water,” “a wet blanket.” “Wylać kubeł zimnej wody na kogoś” — to pour cold water on someone’s plans.

  Vocabulary

  • kubeł — bucket, pail
  • zimny — cold
  • woda — water

  Grammar note

  'Zimnej wody' — genitive of 'zimna woda' after 'kubeł' (bucket of cold water).

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