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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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They are hoping to pour oil on troubled waters following the appointment of the Rev Hugh Baker as chaplain to the County FA.
Football: Rev-olution; SPIRITUAL ADVICE: Hugh hopes to keep players ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
Of course, my aunt's complaints fell, quite literally, on deaf ears and it was left to Mr Blakeman to pour oil on troubled waters by saying: "But we've always been the best of friends, Mrs Bailey
Life in the Suburbs... TO mark the reprint and rerelease of local ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Allegations of 'vote-buying' and the report of a team of EU observers suggesting Lebanon's electoral process needs a serious overhaul, have done little to pour oil on troubled waters.
Final results in the Lebanese parliamentary elections gave a clear ... by Lancaster, Pat / The Middle East
 
 
 
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