take the wind out of sb's sails
idiom
किसी के हौसले या घमंड पर पानी फेर देना
“take the wind out of sb's sails” का हिंदी में अर्थ है किसी के हौसले या घमंड पर पानी फेर देना. In English, it means to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do it by saying or doing sth that they do not expect.
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idiom
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to make sb suddenly less confident or angry, especially when you do it by saying or doing sth that they do not expect
किसी के हौसले या घमंड पर पानी फेर देना
- Her calm reply took the wind out of his sails.
- The early goal took the wind out of the rivals' sails.
Main word sail