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 notice of (something)
- taken for dead
- take one's eye off the ball
- take a new turn
- take it or leave it
- take to (something)
- take heart
- take issue with (someone)
- take a whack at (something)
- take a hand in (something)
- take five
- take (someone or somewhere) by storm
- take a pay cut
- take up a collection
- take (someone's) part