Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is pour oil on troubled waters and its meaning is “pacify, calm down, assuage, appease (a difficult situation)“.
Example Sentence: Like all airlines, British Airways has seen massive cuts in revenue as governments restricted travel to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The airline has told its longest-serving cabin staff they face a 20% cut in basic pay or they will lose their jobs. British Airways has now promised that cabin crew will not lose more than 20% of their basic pay. This offer may be an attempt to pour oil on troubled waters, but the reaction so far suggests it’s unlikely to be effective.
This phrase is present in BBC article BA cabin crew: I won’t earn enough to pay my mortgage and click here to read it.
Courtesy: BBC
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