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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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