单词 | take the wind out of someone's sails |
释义 | take the wind out of someone's sails in British Englishto destroy someone's advantage; disconcert or deflate take the wind out of someone's sails in American English to deflate suddenly someone's enthusiasm, pride, etc., as by removing his or her advantage or nullifying his or her argument |
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