Throw off and Throw cold water on

Throw off verb - To draw the attention or mind to something else.

Throw cold water on and throw off are semantically related In some cases you can use "Throw cold water on" instead a verb "Throw off".

Throw cold water on verb - Be discouraging or negative about.

Throw off and throw cold water on are semantically related in talk out of topic. Sometimes you can use "Throw off" instead a verb "Throw cold water on".