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take the wind out of someone’s sails
take the wind out of someone’s sails
take the wind out of someone’s sails
tv.
to put a barrier in someone’s path; to reduce the effectiveness of someone.
When the cops showed Bart the evidence, it took the wind out of his sails.
See also:
of
,
out
,
sail
,
take
,
wind
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Ginnie
JIN-ee
English
Sergey
syer-GYAY
(Russian)
, seer-GYAY
(Russian)
Russian, Bulgarian
Mateja (1)
-
Slovene, Croatian
Jennings
[dʒeniŋz]
Purushottam
-
Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Valora
vah-LO-rah
Esperanto
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