“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
FeelingsDefiniție
A face pe cineva să se simtă mai puțin încrezător sau entuziast.
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
Exemple
Exemple
1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
Recenzia dură a făcut-o să se simtă mult mai puțin încrezătoare.
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.
Recenzia dură a făcut-o să se simtă mult mai puțin încrezătoare.
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 dictionaryÎntrebări frecvente
- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means a face pe cineva să se simtă mai puțin încrezător sau entuziast.
- 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.