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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Pour oil on troubled waters

Hi

I want to know if this idiom is common in AmE also. One of my dictionaries says it is mainly used in British English.

pour oil on troubled waters

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pour-oil-on-troubled-waters

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom I want to know if this idiom is common in AmE also. It's heard here, but not often.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom I want to know if this idiom is common in AmE also.
  • It's heard here, but not often.
  • Merriam-Webster (an American dictionary) lists it with the note "chiefly British".
  • CJ
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Mr. TomI want to know if this idiom is common in AmE also.
It's heard here, but not often. Merriam-Webster (an American dictionary) lists it with the note "chiefly British".
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CJ
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I'm a native English speaker in the US, and this is the first time I've heard it in my life. "Troubled waters" is often heard here, though.
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