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单词
take the wind out of somebody’s sails
释义
take the wind out of somebody’s sails
(informal)
to make somebody suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say something that they do not expect
出其不意地打击某人的信心;突然减轻某人的怒气
When I agreed to his suggestion at once, it really took the wind out of his sails.
当我立即同意他的建议时,他的风帆确实被打垮了。
See also sail | wind
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not half
not half as | not half such a
not half bad
no thanks to somebody
no thanks to somebody/something
no thanks to something
not harm a fly
not harm a hair of somebody’s head
not harm/hurt a fly
not harm/touch a hair of somebody’s head
not have a bar of something
not have a bar of sth
not have a bean
not have a bone in your body
not have a cat in hell’s chance
not have a cat in hell’s chance of doing something
not have a clue
not have a dog’s chance
not have a good word to say for somebody
not have a good word to say for somebody/something
not have a good word to say for something
not have a hair out of place
not have a hope
not have a hope (in hell) (of doing something)
not have a hope in hell of doing something
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