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
Celso	CHEL-so (Italian), THEL-so (Spanish), SEL-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Hugo	OO-go (Spanish), HYOO-go (English), HUY-kho (Dutch), HOO-go (German)	Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic (
Theoderich	-	Ancient Germanic
Ivette	-	Spanish
Lale	-	Turkish
Royce	[rɔis]