to knock the wind out of  somebody
knock
nɒk
nok
the
ðə
dhē
<abbr style="text-decoration: underline;" title="wind / breath / stuffing" >wind</abbr>
wɪnd
vind
out
aʊt
awt
of
əv
ēv
somebody
[knock|take] the wind out of {one's} sails

Definição e significado de "knock the wind out of somebody "em inglês

to knock the wind out of somebody
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cortar o embalo, baixar a bola de alguém

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
desaprovador
expressão idiomática
informal
Exemplos
The harsh review knocked the wind out of her. 

A crítica dura cortou-lhe o embalo.

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