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English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
take the wind out of someone's sails — To deprive someone of an advantage, to frustrate or discomfit someone • • • Main Entry: ↑wind * * * take the wind out of someone’s sails phrase to make someone feel less confident, usually by saying or doing something unexpected Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
take the starch out of someone — tv. to reduce someone’s self assurance; to reduce omeone’s conceit. □ I took the starch out of Kelly by telling him where he was headed if he didn’t change his ways. □ That remark really took the starch out of him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take the wind out of someone’s sails — tv. o put a barrier in someone’s path; to reduce the effectiveness of someone. □ When the cops showed Bart the evidence, it took the wind out of his sails. □ It really took the wind out of his sails when he didn’t get promoted … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
take the wind out of someone's sails — verb To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue. It really took the wind out of his sails to know that even if he won the match, he could only place fourth in the tournament … Wiktionary
take wind out of sails — If someone or something takes the wind out of your sails, they make you feel less confident by doing or saying something that you do not expect. The manger s rejection of our marketing strategy really took the wind out of our sails … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms take out : present tense I/you/we/they take out he/she/it takes out present participle taking out past tense took out past participle taken out 1) to remove something from a pocket, bag etc Henry took out his… … English dictionary
take the wind out of your sails — take the wind out of (your) sails to make you feel less confident or determined. I was really mad at him, but he greeted me with flowers, which immediately took the wind out of my sails. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take the wind… … New idioms dictionary
take the wind out of sails — take the wind out of (your) sails to make you feel less confident or determined. I was really mad at him, but he greeted me with flowers, which immediately took the wind out of my sails. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of take the wind… … New idioms dictionary
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English