“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
FeelingsTanım
Birinin özgüvenini veya coşkusunu azaltmak.
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
Örnekler
Örnekler
1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
Aldığı sert eleştiriler onun özgüvenini oldukça zedeledi.
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Konuşmaya başlaUse 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.
Aldığı sert eleştiriler onun özgüvenini oldukça zedeledi.
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 dictionarySıkça Sorulan Sorular
- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means birinin özgüvenini veya coşkusunu azaltmak.
- 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.