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Hazardous driving conditions threw cold water on our weekend plans.

"Threw cold water on" is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Idiom

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Step-by-step explanation:

D) Idiom.

"Threw cold water on" is an idiom that means to spoil or ruin something, typically plans or a situation. This idiom is often used in informal language and is not meant to be taken literally.

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