Noun
disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation
Source: WordNetThe scalded head feares cold water. George Herbert
My mind spun for a second before it drifted, and in that second I knew that of all pleasures-a drink of cold water when you are thirsty, liquor when you are not, sex, a cigarette after many days without one-there is none of them can compare with sleep. Sleep is best.... Roger Zelazny
Why were we so far apart, even when we were together? It was a nice loneliness, like the sensation of washing your face in cold water. Banana Yoshimoto
The scalded dog fears cold water. Italian Proverb
Once burned by milk you will blow on cold water. Russian Proverb
One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold. Tanzanian Proverb