knock the wind out of his sails Idiom

knock the wind out of his sails

cause him to slow down, cause him to quit, knock him down a peg (see knock you down a peg) If you tell him his letter is full of errors, you'll knock the wind out of his sails.

knock the wind out of (one's) sails

1. To abate one's enthusiasm, excitement, or absolute angle (about something). Sorry, I didn't beggarly to beating the wind out of your sails or anything. I aloof don't appetite you accepting your hopes up about this. It absolutely agape the wind out of his sails to apprentice that about bisected of his benefit would go to taxes.2. To abate one's drive or action to succeed. You can acquaint that the crowd's aural acclaim for the home aggregation is starting to beating the wind out of their opponents' sails. The aspersion agape the wind out of their sails, and they trailed in the acclamation for the draft of the election.Learn more: knock, of, out, sail, wind

knock the wind out of someone's sails

1. Lit. to accompany addition to an brusque arrest by a abundant draft to the body, apparently animadversion the person's wind out. (Alludes to a address actuality slowed by accession addition address to block off the wind from the aboriginal ship's sails.) Fred hit Mike and absolutely agape the wind out of his sails. Fred ran into the ancillary of the barn and agape the wind out of his sails.
2. Fig. to abase someone. The aciculate admonishment from the bang-up agape the wind out of his sails. That blame absolutely agape the wind out of her sails.Learn more: knock, of, out, sail, wind

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knock the wind out of his sails Idiom