take the wind out of sb's sails

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Определение take the wind out of sb's sails в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

take the wind out of someone's sails
To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue

It really took the wind out of his sails to know that even if he won the match, he could only place fourth in the tournament.

take the wind out of sb's sails
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