take the wind out of one's sails
отбить охоту, расстроить чьи-либо планы, "выбить почву из-под ног"
Ron applied for a job of a computer programmer but was rejected, and it took the wind out of his sails.
Другие идиомы:
- take (someone) hostage
- take one's own life
- take heed
- take liberties with (someone or something)
- take (someone or something) in hand
- taken for dead
- take it easy on (someone or something)
- take a potshot at (someone or something)
- take (something) personally
- take one's leave of (someone)
- take a break
- take notice of (something)
- take office
- take it out on (someone or something)
- take hold of (someone or something)