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 the initiative to (do something)
- take a turn for the better
- take up (somewhere)
- take time off
- take (someone) under one's wings
- take (someone or something) off (someone's) hands
- take it upon oneself to (do something)
- take turns
- take (something) on the chin
- take an oath
- take it or leave it
- take on (an employee)
- take place
- take aim at (someone or something)
- take the trouble to (do something)