take the wind out of sails

Meaning

1. take the wind out of sb's sails

   to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do or say sth that they do not expect

In the movies · 1

• I thrive on enthusiasm. Don't take the wind out of my sails. I need you.Wedding Crashers2005

From the same entry

• break wind
• get wind of
• get the wind up
• in the wind
• like the wind
• put the wind up
• a wind winds of change
• throw caution to the wind
• a following wind
• it's an ill wind
• sail close to the wind
• a straw in the wind