to knock the wind out of somebody
[knock|take] the wind out of {one's} sails

Definice a význam slova „ knock the wind out of somebody “ v angličtině

to knock the wind out of somebody
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to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important

to [knock] the (wind|breath|stuffing) out of {sb} definition and meaning
DisapprovingDisapproving
IdiomIdiom
InformalInformal
example
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Sorry, I did n't mean to knock the wind out of your sails or anything. I just do n't want you getting your hopes up about this.
When he found out that he did n't get the job, it really knocked the stuffing out of him.
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