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 office
- take it or leave it
- take down (something)
- take a turn for the worse
- take (someone) for a ride
- take leave of one's senses
- taken aback
- to take on (something)
- take a dig at (someone)
- take the liberty of (doing something)
- take umbrage at (something)
- take one's own life
- take up (somewhere)
- take (someone) to task
- take it out on (someone or something)