pour oil on troubled waters
平息爭端或沖突,使局勢平和
正式·緩和緊張局勢
英文釋義
to calm or soothe a tense or difficult situation
例句
She tried to pour oil on troubled waters during the heated argument.
典故來源
源自古代航海,船員向波濤中倒油以平息海浪,后比喻調解沖突。