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

Definiția și Sensul lui "knock the wind out of somebody "

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
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Sorry, I did n't mean to knock the wind out of your sails or anything.
When he found out that he did n't get the job, it really knocked the stuffing out of him.
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