Ara
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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birine kendini güçsüz hissettirmek
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
Örnekler
The unexpected news of the company's bankruptcy announcement knocked the breath out of the employees, who had never seen it coming.
