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pour oil on troubled waters
pour oil on troubled waters
synonyms
conciliate
appease
win over
soothe
propitiate
humor
clear the air
placate
pacify
restore harmony
square someone off
make peace
make peace with
calm
reconcile differences
mollify
repair
improve
calm down
act as a mediator
quieten (down)
cast oil on troubled waters
mediate
arbitrate
quiet
act as a peacemaker
satisfy
make amends to
unruffle
hose down
salve
allay
gentle
peacen
put at ease
bestill
hush
assuage
keep one's shirt on
still
smooth
settle
compose
balm
get ahold of oneself
relieve
quieten down
quiet down
chill out
hush down
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pour oil on troubled waters
antonyms
strike someone when they are down
rub salt in the wound
provoke
twist the knife
rub it in
punch down
throw gasoline on the fire
kick a dog when it's down
kick someone when they are down
hit someone when they are down
fan the flames
cap it all off
anger
add insult to injury
add fuel to the fire
make matters worse
With malice