0 to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting:
I was all ready to tell him that the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers - that took the wind out of my sails.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
take the wind out of sb's sails