pour (redirected from pour out)

It never rains but it pours.

something that you say which means that when one bad thing happens, a lot of other bad things also happen, making the situation even worse. First of all it was the car breaking down, then the fire in the kitchen and now Mike's accident. It never rains but it pours!

See also: but, never, rain

pour your heart out

to tell someone your secret feelings and worries, usually because you feel a strong need to talk about them. I'd only met him once, and here he was, pouring out his heart to me. (often + to)

See also: heart

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, trouble, Waters

pour/throw cold water on something (informal)

if you pour cold water on opinions or ideas, you criticize them and stop people believing them or being excited about them. Margaret Thatcher poured cold water on the idea of a European central bank.

See also: cold, throw, water