“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
Feelingsتعریف
کسی کو کم اعتماد یا پرجوش محسوس کرنا۔
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
مثالیں
مثالیں
1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
سخت جائزے نے اسے بہت کم پر اعتماد محسوس کیا۔
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بولنا شروع کریںUse 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.
سخت جائزے نے اسے بہت کم پر اعتماد محسوس کیا۔
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 dictionaryاکثر پوچھے جانے والے سوالات
- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means کسی کو کم اعتماد یا پرجوش محسوس کرنا۔.
- 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.