take the wind out of someone's sails
расстроить чьи-либо планы, выбить почву из под ног, обескуражить
Пример использования идиомы take the wind out of someone's sails:
Kathy's answer was so cool, so rich in bravado that it took the wind out of his sails.
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Другие идиомы:
- take root
- take a hard line (with someone)
- take it easy on (someone or something)
- take (someone) up on (something)
- take up arms against (someone or something)
- take (someone) to the cleaners
- take on (someone)
- take a spill
- take (someone or something) wrong
- take up with (someone)
- take no stock in (something)
- take a backseat to (someone or something)
- take off one's hat to (someone)
- take hold of (someone or something)
- take the law into one's own hands