Examples of 'bucket of cold water' in a sentence

Meaning of "bucket of cold water"

idiomatic phrase used to describe a sudden and unpleasant reality check or a sobering experience that brings someone back to reality or dampens their enthusiasm. It implies the unexpected introduction of a disappointing or discouraging situation

How to use "bucket of cold water" in a sentence

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bucket of cold water
Bucket of cold water works every time.
Some douse with a bucket of cold water.
A bucket of cold water in several sectors of the.
The neighbors threw a bucket of cold water on me.
Bucket of cold water or contrast.
Put your feet in a bucket of cold water.
Dump a bucket of cold water on your head.
I will go and get a bucket of cold water.
Toss a bucket of cold water over them.
Immersing the feet in a bucket of cold water.
Throw a bucket of cold water over them.
I could wake him up with a bucket of cold water.
It was as if a bucket of cold water had been tossed over her.
Last night they doused me with a bucket of cold water.
You dumped a bucket of cold water on my dreams.

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Maybe what you two need is a bucket of cold water.
It was a bucket of cold water in my face.
Seki passed out countless times and was revived with a bucket of cold water each time.
It felt like a bucket of cold water had been thrown in my face.
I felt as if I had been woken up with a bucket of cold water.
With a bucket of cold water.
It's like suddenly being hit by a bucket of cold water.
A bucket of cold water huh.
It was like throwing a bucket of cold water over everybody.
Bucket of cold water.
Like somebody threw a bucket of cold water on him.
Bucket or bucket of cold water into which the tube can be dipped.
So I just got hit with a bucket of cold water.
They pour a bucket of cold water over the girls, so you can see their tits.
Bukovsky 's revelations are a bucket of cold water to the face.
You gave them the shock treatment this morning, a bucket of cold water.
He needs a bucket of cold water.
He does not need an ambulance . He needs a bucket of cold water.
Dan had to pour a bucket of cold water over his head.
I'm gonna gather some glass, drop it in a bucket of cold water.
But that acts like a bucket of cold water on future investment.
Ice Bath - Add ice cubes to a bucket of cold water.
Mary threw a bucket of cold water on Tom 's face to wake him up.
But if I wake up down here, like a bucket of cold water.
The last bath I took was a bucket of cold water I stole from your horse.
Well, it 's been like a … like a bucket of cold water.
How would you like a bucket of cold water in your face?
It was, for many, like a bucket of cold water.
As in always wanting to throw a bucket of cold water over other people 's enthusiasms.
But the next day, a bucket of cold water.
Jasmine 's words were like a bucket of cold water being poured over Yun Che 's head.
January day, then threw a bucket of cold water over me.
I'm just a bucket of cold water.
While covered with a linen sheet, a bucket of cold water was poured over him every hour.
Yes . Fetch a bucket of cold water.

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