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 less confident or less ready to argue by surprising them.
1.慣用語
釋義
挫人銳氣
to make someone less confident or less ready to argue by surprising them.
例句
Mina's calm reply took the wind out of her opponent's sails during the debate.