take the wind out of someone's sails in German
take the wind out of someone's sails in German is jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen.
take the wind out of someone's sails in German
jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen
(idiomatic) To discourage someone greatly; to cause someone to lose hope or the will to continue; to thwart or minimize someone's ambitions.
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"take the wind out of someone's sails" in German is jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen.
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