take the wind out of one's sails
отбить охоту, расстроить чьи-либо планы, "выбить почву из-под ног"
Пример использования идиомы take the wind out of one's sails:
Ron applied for a job of a computer programmer but was rejected, and it took the wind out of his sails.
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Другие идиомы:
- take great pains to do (something)
- take it into one's head to do (something)
- take place
- take out (someone)
- take no stock in (something)
- take it or leave it
- take kindly to (someone or something)
- take a crack at (something)
- take heart
- take to one's heels
- take (someone) to task
- take stock
- take it upon oneself to (do something)
- take off after (someone or something)
- take pride in (something)