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Phrase(s): take the wind out of someone’s sails Fig. to challenge someone’s boasting or arrogance. • John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails. • Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one’s sails.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs