take the wind out of someone's sails
расстроить чьи-либо планы, выбить почву из под ног, обескуражить
Kathy's answer was so cool, so rich in bravado that it took the wind out of his sails.
Другие идиомы:
- take the words out of (someone's) mouth
- take (something) to heart
- take up a collection
- take stock in (something)
- take a turn for the worse
- take (someone) into one's confidence
- take (someone) to the cleaners
- take care of (someone or something)
- take (something) out on (someone or something)
- take a powder
- take stock of (something)
- take liberties with (someone or something)
- take the roll
- taken for dead
- take no stock in (something)