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pour oil on troubled waters

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pour oil on troubled waters
to do or say something in order to make people stop arguing and become calmer. She was furious with Dave for forgetting her birthday so I tried to pour oil on troubled waters by offering to take them both out for a meal.
See also: oil, pour, trouble, Waters
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