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 in (money)
- take a whack at (something)
- take care of number one
- take a bath (on something)
- take (someone) for (someone or something)
- take (someone or somewhere) by storm
- take stock
- take on (something)
- take (something) for granted
- take (something) on faith
- take out a loan
- take effect
- take the money and run
- take (someone's) part
- take (something) out on (someone or something)