“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
Feelingsនិយមន័យ
ដើម្បីធ្វើឱ្យនរណាម្នាក់មានអារម្មណ៍មិនសូវជឿជាក់ ឬមិនសូវស្វាហាប់។
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
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1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
ការវាយតម្លៃដ៏ឃោរឃៅនេះធ្វើឱ្យនាងមានអារម្មណ៍មិនសូវមានទំនុកចិត្ត។
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.Compare with the original example
The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.
ការវាយតម្លៃដ៏ឃោរឃៅនេះធ្វើឱ្យនាងមានអារម្មណ៍មិនសូវមានទំនុកចិត្ត។
Write a two-line conversation using “Take the wind out of someone’s sails”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryសំណួរដែលគេសួរញឹកញាប់
- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means ដើម្បីធ្វើឱ្យនរណាម្នាក់មានអារម្មណ៍មិនសូវជឿជាក់ ឬមិនសូវស្វាហាប់។.
- How do you use "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" in a sentence?
- Example: "The harsh review took the wind out of her sails."
- Should I interpret "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.