take the wind out of sails

释义

1. take the wind out of sb's sails

   出其不意地打击某人的信心；突然减轻某人的怒气

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

电影里这样说 · 1 部

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

同一词条的短语

• 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