take the wind out of somebody’s sails
成語所屬單字wind
take the wind out of somebody’s sails — 慣用語
1. To make someone suddenly less confident or angry, often by doing something unexp
1.慣用語
釋義
挫其銳氣
To make someone suddenly less confident or angry, often by doing something unexpected.
例句
Her calm response took the wind out of his angry argument.
When I agreed immediately, it took the wind out of his sails.