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to knock the wind out of somebody
[knock|take] the wind out of {one's} sailsto knock the wind out of somebody
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Уменьшить свой энтузиазм, волнение или позитивный взгляд
to do something, particularly something others do not expect, in order to make them feel less confident or important
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Disapproving
Idiom
Informal
Примеры
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.
