英语词汇“take the wind out of one's sails”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	take the wind out of one's sails
释义	take the wind out of one's sails Hamper or stop one, put one at a disadvantage, as in When they announced they were doing the same study as ours, it took the wind out of our sails, or The applause for the concertmaster took the wind out of the conductor's sails. This expression alludes to sailing to windward of another ship, thereby robbing it of wind for its sails. [Early 1800s] Words nearby take the wind out of one's sails take the rap, take the rough with the smooth, take the starch out of, take the sting out of, take the trouble, take the wind out of one's sails, take the words out of someone's mouth, take the wrong way, take to, take to heart, take to one's heels The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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take the wind out of one's sails