"pours oil on troubled waters" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pours oil on troubled waters
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pour oil on troubled waters Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: pour oil on troubled waters
    Sense id: en-pours_oil_on_troubled_waters-en-verb-w19LSbib Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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