ConceptNet 5: take wind out of someone's sails

Related terms

en continue ➜
en discourage ➜
en hope ➜
en thwart ➜
en will ➜
it remare contro ^(v) ➜
it togliere il terreno da sotto i piedi ^(v) ➜

Synonyms

de jemandem den wind aus den segeln nehmen ➜
de jemandem den wind aus den segeln nehmen ➜
en flummox ➜
it remare contro ➜

Word forms

en knock wind out of someone's sails ^(v) ➜

Derived from

en sail ⁽ⁿ⁾ ➜

Links to other resources

en.wiktionary.org take the wind out of someone's sails