“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
FeelingsĐịnh nghĩa
Làm cho ai đó cảm thấy thiếu tự tin hoặc thiếu nhiệt tình.
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
Ví dụ
Ví dụ
1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
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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.
Lời phê bình khắc nghiệt đó khiến cô ấy cảm thấy tự tin hơn rất nhiều.
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 dictionaryCâu hỏi thường gặp
- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means làm cho ai đó cảm thấy thiếu tự tin hoặc thiếu nhiệt tình.
- 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.