burst bubble

burst someone's bubble

Fig. to destroy someone's illusion or delusion; to destroy someone's fantasy. I hate to burst your bubble, but Columbus did not discover Canada. Even if you think I am being foolish, please don't burst my bubble.

burst somebody's bubble

also burst the bubble of somebody

to tell someone unexpected bad news I don't want to burst her bubble by telling her we won't have a vacation this summer. He tries to burst the bubble of anyone who believes population growth is not a problem.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Benedictus	bay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch)	Late Roman, Dutch
AnaÏS	a-na-EES (French)	Occitan, Catalan, French
Sheamus	SHAY-mus	Irish
Almon	['ælmən]
VÂN	-	Vietnamese
Shay (1)	SHAY	Irish