take the wind out of one's sails
отбить охоту, расстроить чьи-либо планы, "выбить почву из-под ног"
Пример использования идиомы take the wind out of one's sails:
Ron applied for a job of a computer programmer but was rejected, and it took the wind out of his sails.
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Другие идиомы:
- take (someone's) breath away
- take the bitter with the sweet
- take an oath
- take a load off one's feet
- take exception to (something)
- take (someone) by surprise
- take a look for (someone or something)
- take to (something)
- take up arms against (someone or something)
- take a shine to (someone)
- take note of (something)
- take it easy on (someone or something)
- take the trouble to (do something)
- take it upon oneself to (do something)
- to take it